Has anyone ever travelled internationally with a yogurt culture

[Anonymous]

If so, how did you do it with the liquid regulations? My grandmother in Greece has the most amazing yogurt, like nothing I’ve ever tasted before. I’d love to try and make it in the US.

[Anonymous]

You might wind up in Gitmo.

[Anonymous]

Weird

[Anonymous]

Can you put it in a travel toiletries bottle? No more than 3oz.

[Anonymous]

It's a culture. You don't need much, like a couple of teaspoons. Put it in your checked in luggage. Grandma should probably just make it, so it doesn't sour too much over the travel time.

[Anonymous]

gross

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a culture. You don't need much, like a couple of teaspoons. Put it in your checked in luggage. Grandma should probably just make it, so it doesn't sour too much over the travel time.

Also make sure to sterilize your container first

[Anonymous]

It's illegal, because it's full of bacteria, OP, but if you disguise it as toiletry and put a small sealed bottle with your other shampoos, etc, no one will be the wiser. I'd put it in the hold, because the baggage compartment is usually kept above freezing, but is notably colder than the cabin.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, my spouse always asks me if there is anything funny on DCUM to share and often the answer is no but today it was yes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a culture. You don't need much, like a couple of teaspoons. Put it in your checked in luggage. Grandma should probably just make it, so it doesn't sour too much over the travel time.

Won't the X-ray scanner kill the bacteria?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you, my spouse always asks me if there is anything funny on DCUM to share and often the answer is no but today it was yes!

Not OP, but this is such an immigrant thing to do that it doesn't even strike me as that weird

That being said, so much of yogurt also depends on the dairy, so I'm not sure how easily you can recreate a yogurt with just the culture.

[Anonymous]

You can freeze it as well - most of the bacteria will become dormant and will survive. Freeze it, put a gel ice pack around it, and pack it in checked luggage. I am pretty sure yogurt is allowed, but you can check cbp.gov

[Anonymous]

DHS will love you tenderly if you are caught smuggling in "biological" things OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's illegal, because it's full of bacteria, OP, but if you disguise it as toiletry and put a small sealed bottle with your other shampoos, etc, no one will be the wiser. I'd put it in the hold, because the baggage compartment is usually kept above freezing, but is notably colder than the cabin.

Actually, it is totally legal only if you have the bacteria in it- Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. You are allowed yogurt as long as it is less than 3.4 ounces and fits in clear quart bag.

OP you should take two in case one dies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a culture. You don't need much, like a couple of teaspoons. Put it in your checked in luggage. Grandma should probably just make it, so it doesn't sour too much over the travel time.

Won't the X-ray scanner kill the bacteria?

Are you joking? X-rays do not kill anything or you'd be dead every time you got an x-ray.