Ian Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 My son, who lives in Sweden, likes the smoked Camembert which I make, and has asked me to post him some.The first question is, is posting food to Sweden allowed?If so, what's the best way? He says that the batch he flew home with after Xmas, even though double-wrapped in plastic bags, was still "sniffable", and he thinks this could cause a problem with a postal parcel.I could ask my friendly butcher to vacuum pack it, I guess, but I'm not sure that the wooden boxes would stand up to that treatment.Any ideas?Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 No idea about the legalities, but since you produce it yourself, any loss to the Swedish Cheese Police would presumably be irrelevant?I'd send it one of those Coli boxes that you can buy at the Post Office. They're pretty robust and come a variety of sizes.I've sent a camera that got left behind back to the UK - no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Sorry I can't bring any light to shine on your cheese-posting query, Frank, but I am intrigued by your smoked camembert, so have started a separate thread to solicit some home-smoking recipes.AngelaPS I should have thought vacuum packing could be your solution for the post. When they do meat, it's still a squidgy packet, so the process might not damage the boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Put the whole thing, box included into a tin, an old biscuit or cake tin would do. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Maybe a plastic (Tupperware-like) box might be better than a tin. If it gets x-rayed then the cheese police might come sniffing around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks, all.@Gardian, I don't want it confiscated by the Swedish Cheese Police - if they're likely to do that, I'll have to find some way of smuggling it in.@ Loiseau, vac packing, while odoriferously ideal, means asking le boucher for a favour - I'd prefer not to.@russethouse - a good idea, but I think pierre ZFP's is better, just in case they do X-ray it. Besides, the seal of a tupperware box is yet another defence.I'm going to ask my son to find out, definitively, if smoked cheese is a permitted import. It's the least he can do.Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 It is rumoured that cheese shows up on airport radar like Semtex. Presumably the same would apply to air post shipments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Well, my son took 1½kg of "a substance" with him when he flew home after Xmas, and he didn't mention being taken aside for a discussion....Maybe he looks innocent enough.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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