gravy Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 title says it all ....can a friend bring a pound of SMOKED hot pastrami on an airplane through customs with no legal problems without it being taken away REALLY miss good kosher pastrami ..........get it every time I'm NOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 No. All meats are now prohibited: fresh, frozen, deli, yummy... A friend brought (or, tried to bring) the exact same thing: a pound of New York deli pastrami and it was confiscated at the airport in Guadalajara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny b gone Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 No. All meats are now prohibited: fresh, frozen, deli, yummy... A friend brought (or, tried to bring) the exact same thing: a pound of New York deli pastrami and it was confiscated at the airport in Guadalajara. JROD, When was this? The middle of Sept 2014 I came back and had salted pork and aduana told me it was okay. Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callejera Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 No, don't even try it. The adorable pastrami-sniffing dog wandering around in the baggage claim area with his master from Aduana sniffed the pastrami that had been in my carry-on from half a sandwich we had left over (from the Carnegie Deli!) and ate on the plane. He came right over to me and put his paw on my tote bag! I told the officer the sandwich was no more, and all was well, but I'm glad we had eaten every scrap (besides, it was really good!) on the flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natbug Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Callejera, the same thing happened to me last year but I had half the sandwich left which the officer took. Rats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I tried to bring in dried pig ears dog treats sealed in the factory. I got the red light. Pig ears gone. My dog who always had them when we lived in the states was very disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 How about going to the Heidi's on Ocampo in Ajijic where the man makes the good corned beef and see if he can make you some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowyco Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Bringing in deli meats or dry sausages or dried meats are a crap-shoot. Individual Aduana agents have a lot of personal discretion - in both directions, to allow or deny the personal import of prepared meat products. Commercially prepared cured, smoked, cooked, dried meats in their original sealed un-opened commercial packaging are frequently allowed. Raw meat, or loose meat in a sandwich or in a baggie are almost guaranteed to be confiscated. Based on 30 years of past history of family and friends flying into Mexico, a commercial Spanish-style or Italian-style dry sausage, well sealed in vacuum packaging, has a reasonable shot at being waved through, while a raw bratwurst has about zero chance. American style beef jerky in its original sealed commercial packaging has a good history of being allowed in. As always with Aduana, they have the latitude to make their decision on the spot, so if you bring the meat product, don't get upset if they confiscate it. One close friend managed to annoy the Aduana officer - and they declared that his daughter's stuffed animals were "animal products" ... and confiscated them. ~ Caprichoso ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xena Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 "One close friend managed to annoy the Aduana officer - and they declared that his daughter's stuffed animals were "animal products" ... and confiscated them." Now, THAT is cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 You have to fill out a declaration form before you land in Mexico. On there is a check place that says are you bringing any meat, check yes or no. If you check yes, they will look at your meat and make a decision if they will let you bring it in. If you check no and they find it, you could be in for a big fine for trying to "smuggle" in the meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexnow Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I brought back some smoked salmon and all they asked me was "is it cooked" I said yes and was allowed to proceed with my salmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'm not sure what makes it kosher - but pastrami is the easiest cured meat to make. You need curing salt (pink) and a slow cooker/crock pot. It make take up to ten hours before it is tender. Best to order the salt from the U.S. from Morton's (or kosher) - that way the instructions will be in English. Curing salt is toxic on its own - this is why it is pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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