Food On Aircraft

[ferlew]

Friend going to Cuba ask me if she could take pork scratchings with her (why would you?), I said no idea, but I know some nice folks who probably would know.
Any ideas/advice please anyone?

[DTCwordfan]

direct flight, possibly, via the USA, no way.

[New Judge]

Why not?

I've been to Cuba a number of times and never noticed any restrictions. Cuba has no particular Muslim or Jewish connections.

[DTCwordfan]

http://www.cubaabsolutely.com/Travel/Useful-information-&-FAQs-Cuba.php?id=Customs-regulations

may be useful, no fresh food allowed in.....

[jno]

that rules out bringing in live pigs and scratching them, then?

[New Judge]

Yes, but are Pork Scratchings "fresh food". Not really any different to a packet of crisps.

[ferlew]

They are much more vile, New Judge :)

[FrillyPancake]

Yes. I know this as judge said 1) its not really different to a pack of crisps as its sealed, and 2) i may add i sent a whole haggis (fresh) to houston from Scotland last xmas and not an eyelid batted. Arrived fit and well and the recipient ate it-was 'delicious' x

[Old_Geezer]

Pork scratchings are great, but I can hardly have them more than once a year or I feel guilty about the calorie/fat content. The only ones that aren't so good is these weird puffed up soft types you can get. Countries tend to worry about bringing diseases and non-native plant life in so I would doubt there'd be much of an issue re pigskin fried to a crisp.

Failing that tell her to buy some pigskin while she is there, cut it up, and bung it in the oven until done.

[ferlew]

Have passed on the remarks, thank you.

[-SharonA-]

Pork scratchings a plenty here in Florida and that's not too far from Cuba.

[New Judge]

Ninety miles, Sharon. But half a world away really.

[237SJ]

Take them and declare them and you won`t get into any kind of trouble. The worst that will happen is that they will be taken off you (I doubt it though)