Dear Atlas: What International Food Can I Legally Bring Into the U.S.?

Dear Atlas is Atlas Obscura’s travel advice column, answering the questions you won’t find in traditional guidebooks. Have a question for our experts? Submit it here. * * * Dear Atlas, Hyper-specific regional foods are my favorite gift to buy friends back home while I’m traveling, but I’m a bit paranoid of U.S. customs. What are some unique (preferably non-perishable!) foods that I can legally bring into the country? The dogs wandering between people at international airport arrivals are very cute. Wearing little vests labeled “agriculture,” the animals get visibly…

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