Taking food to Spain

NiftyDigits

InsideInsurance wrote: »

Name calling? Really? Thought that was left behind when you left the playground

Where you live is clearly different, you are there for 300+ days a year for most people, arguably many dont make an active decision on which country they live in it is the one that they are born in (which they weren't really given much choice about).

Surely if you spend time and money to go to a foreign country it should at least in part be to engage in and experience that country and its culture of which food is a significant part. Arguably even trying the local take on foreign food is, Chinese food in England is very different to Chinese food in Latin America and both aver very different to Chinese food in China. Trying to recreate English version of Chinese whilst in Spain just sounds crazy (substitute in Italian or any other cuisine, Chinese is just an easy example)

Of cause it sounds like you are of the "little england" crowd

Oh dear...someone who thinks he knows it all and comes off looking like a bit of an idiot.

Do you imagine because you eat only the local food that makes you someone a cut above the 'little England' crowd?

You imagine that it is the done thing for someone to completely change their diet for two weeks of the year to satisfy your snobbish instincts.

Do you think that every tourist that visits the UK will eat a British menu day in and day out for weeks on end?

The fact is that often the local diet is less sophisticated than to what they may be used.
So they should suffer that to satisfy the likes of you?
You are simply ridiculous and your opinions loathsome.


As for me, I'm not in the UK at all:

Can't get the whole property in up close, so have to go to a nearby elevation.


Am I here to eat the local food three times a day? No I pick and choose what I eat as freely as I do in the UK. It's not a bad life. Thank you for your input, however ridiculous.
You may have your reasons for travel, but don't presume that your idea is somehow above the motivations of others.

NiftyDigits

jillie1974 wrote: »

when we go to a villa I always bring things like Ketchup, weetabix,other cereals and Super Noodles- things my little boy loves. Means he is happy as he has familiar food. You can pay 3 or 4 times what you can in the UK for them.

The price is almost immaterial. The fact is that it makes you comfortable and your little boy happy. That is why you are having a holiday...not to satisfy someone else.

InsideInsurance

NiftyDigits wrote: »

As for me, I'm not in the UK at all:

Can't get the whole property in up close, so have to go to a nearby elevation.

And the relevance to the discussion is?

I assume you are trying to argue because you "have money" that you must have taste and cannot be "little britain". Money has never been able to buy taste.

NiftyDigits

InsideInsurance wrote: »

And the relevance to the discussion is?

I assume you are trying to argue because you "have money" that you must have taste and cannot be "little britain". Money has never been able to buy taste.

The relevance is that you assumed that I was British in the first place...silly boy.

You are nothing better than a Troll, in that you have contributed nothing other than your ludicrous 'opinion' as to how the OP should conduct her holiday.

I don't recall her asking if she and the children should eat the local food day in and day out to satisfy your idea of foreign travel.

Silly, silly boy.

Now go away little fly, as I've yet to decide what to have for dinner. No more time to keep swatting you.

InsideInsurance

NiftyDigits wrote: »

The relevance is that you assumed that I was British in the first place...silly boy.

You are nothing better than a Troll, in that you have contributed nothing other than your ludicrous 'opinion' as to how the OP should conduct her holiday.

The original question included not knowing what local availability was. Once person said that they take 20kg of goods with them, I offer the alternative opinion that actually local food is good.

No one said you were british and simply because you don't live in the UK doesnt mean you cannot be british. I've lived in many places in the world, including the UK, but have never changed my nationality. I gained an additional one but I am and always will be the nationality I was born as.

"little england" is the description of a mindset and not literal :rotfl:

NiftyDigits

InsideInsurance wrote: »

The original question included not knowing what local availability was. Once person said that they take 20kg of goods with them, I offer the alternative opinion that actually local food is good.

No one said you were british and simply because you don't live in the UK doesnt mean you cannot be british. I've lived in many places in the world, including the UK, but have never changed my nationality. I gained an additional one but I am and always will be the nationality I was born as.

"little england" is the description of a mindset and not literal :rotfl:

What a crashing bore....

Kez1983

From the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture's website:

1. Foods of animal origin
Starting May 1, 2004, pursuant to European Commission Regulation 745/2004 of April 16, 2004, travellers from third countries (including the United States and Canada) are prohibited from taking foodstuffs of animal origin to Spain for their personal consumption as part of their luggage. This prohibition affects all meats, meat products, milk, and dairy products. Exceptions are those specified in Annex I (powdered infant milk, infant food, and food required for medical reasons, packaged in commercial containers and not needing refrigeration before opening) and those specified in Art. 1, paragraphs 2 and 3.
2. Fruit, vegetables and plants

If traveller is planning to take fruits, vegetables or plants as part of their personal luggage, please visit the information provided by the Plant Health Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, " Informaci!n para viajeros para introducci!n de vegetales y productos vegetales¨ (this information is only available in Spanish)
Traveling to the Peninsula and Baleares Islands.
The entrance of fruits, vegetables and plants included in Annex III of Royal Decree 58/2005 is forbidden. The rest of fruits, vegetables and plants must be declare at the Spanish customs such as:
Live Plants

• Including bonsais, cuttings, gratts, etc., for both personal and commercial use independently the amount that is brought to Spain. At any case, this material will be accompanied by an Official Phitosanitary certificate issued by an Official authority of the country of origin and free of soil.
• Cut flowers and bouquets for ornamentation.
• If flowers or foliage for ornamentation do not exceed the amount of 6 units, it is not necessary to declare them at the Spanish custom.

Fresh fruits

• It will not be necessary to declare fresh fruits at customs when the amount of fruits do not exceed 1kg per person.
• Small size fruits (cherries, strawberries, berries, grapes for consumption): 1kg per person
• Medium size fruits (apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines, citrics, pears, apples) 3 units per person
• Tropical fruits (mangos) 2 units per person

Fresh Vegetables

• It will not be necessary to declare them if do not exceed 1kg per person. There is an exception for seed potatoes and potatoes for consumption which always have to be declared at customs

3. Other foodstuffs

In accordance with EC Regulation 918/83, foodstuffs other than animal products may be introduced in Spain, limited to 1 kg. (2.2 lb) per person, as long as they are part of the personal luggage of travellers coming from a third country, provided such imports are of a non-commercial nature.
For the purposes of the above paragraph, and in accordance to EC Regulation 918/83:
Personal luggage means the whole of the luggage which a traveller is in a position to submit to the customs authorities on his arrival in Spain, as well as any luggage submitted to this same authority at a later date, provided that evidence can be produced to prove that it was registered, at the time of the traveller's departure, as accompanied luggage with the company which transported it into the community from the third country of departure.


How strictly this is adhered to I don't know!

poodledoodledoo

Kez, thank you so much

I would trust that source to be accurate so I'm inclined to comply with the regulations. Knowing my luck I would be the only British person ever to be grilled by customs for my stash of HP:rotfl:

nearlyrich

Just don't take coffee mate " it's not coffee and I'm not your mate" (Peter Kay)

NiftyDigits

poodledoodledoo wrote: »

Kez, thank you so much

I would trust that source to be accurate so I'm inclined to comply with the regulations. Knowing my luck I would be the only British person ever to be grilled by customs for my stash of HP:rotfl:

I hate to blow my own trumpet... but, in general, when I'm involved in a debate, you should believe me.

Look here

Meat, dairy and other animal products

There are no general restrictions on carrying any of these products if you are travelling within the EU since all EU countries have to respect strict common veterinary standards. The same applies if you are travelling from Andorra, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino or Switzerland. However, some restrictions may apply under specific circumstances, such as localised animal disease outbreaks.

If you are arriving in the EU from other countries not mentioned above, you cannot bring with you any meat, milk or their products without official veterinary documentation. This is to prevent introducing any serious animal diseases into the EU. You are, however, allowed to bring in powdered infant milk, infant food and foods required for medical reasons under certain conditions. You may also bring in limited quantities, for personal consumption, of other animal products including fishery products, snails and honey. Travellers arriving from Croatia, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland may bring small quantities of meat and dairy products for personal consumption.

I will accept a heartfelt apology.