Went to Egypt, only souvenir I brought back was 16lbs of spices (and some tea)
I figured if anyone was going to appreciate my indulgence/impulse shopping, they might be here. Cumin, doukka, turmeric, mint, various chilies, and a few teas. Thank god my checked luggage was only half packed 😅
by tatk_tale310
45 Comments
notokayperson
Your ancestors would be proud
Rurumo666
Lucky you got it through Customs!
LSLLC2025
Nice! I go abroad often and bring back difficult to find stuff. The secret to smuggling is lying.
IAmFaddie
Nice
Gogrian
make some kofta
NaughtAClue
I would love to go the Egypt!! Alas, I am a broke western woman. Even if I wasn’t broke, I’d probably still be a woman, and thus, cannot go 😭
ninjohnnothing
VerbalThermodynamics
I brought back SO much paprika from Hungary last time. Now it’s all gone too.
Minute-Profit-2728
Awesome.
CloverHoneyBee
This is the way.
MildDivine
Im shocked you got that through lmao
Crafty-Koshka
I’d be wary of the spices having lead in them, especially tumeric and any mixed spices
TREEPEOPLEMUSIC
I visited a really amazing spice shop in aswan and I wish we had them in the states much frequently. The smell alone is worth it
Mecha-Dave
That was probably a little illegal (customs violation) but oh well – congrats!
Beebah-Dooba
Vasco De Gama ahh cargo
exquisite_corpse_wit
No saffron?
Emperor-Penguino
When I traveled to India last year I also brought home a few pounds of spices. It was the best decision and the gift that keeps on giving.
shadereckless
“It is all made of drugs”
guerillalinecook
This is a good haul.
Sad-Ear230
Something like dukkah makes sense to bring home, but that’s probably a whole lot of adulterants in your suitcase. At least they are authentic adulterants.
redhairedgal4
LOL I did the same thing when I was there! I was so excited!
ParkingPotential420
pause as an egyptian i’m imposing an egyptian tax of 100% on that hibiscus…all proceeds will go to me and my fatass
budbailey74
Wink wink, ok mate
yesreadmyname
And I thought tourists who come to Tunisia were cheap 😂 jk
greenwoodgiant
Is this post from 1325?
MtnHotSpringsCouple
Same for me when I travel, only bring home herbs/spices, the harder to find, the better.
littlemoon-03
Hi, I’m the person living in the tent next to your restaurant or your neighbor. Please. Cook for me!
AdventureGoblin
I packed home a bag of Hibiscus tea as well and a bag of potato spice!
Breadloafs
Posts from 1650
Willis050
Arab countries by far have the best coffee and tea. Same with tobacco. Because they don’t drink booze so they go out late and get coffee
strongbitchwithadhd
Now that’s my kind of souvenir!
saltybitchface
Love their black tea with mint! Make a great iced tea too
ReticentRedhead
I freaking love Hibiscus Tea. Great call.
subtxtcan
I showed my Fiance and her response was “You’d do that.”
No hesitation, no second thoughts.
So you know I’m on board!
Flicker_of_Hope
As an Egyptian, I’m proud
NetimLabs
The best kind of souvenir is a useful one.
BulletsInTheBhole
I can smell the suitcase.
The most consistent memory throughout my life coming back home from my parents country.
notOKnotOKnotOKnotOK
Looks like someone’s been to Aswan
Minuteman_Preston
Creative-Area-6385
I had some family bring back spices from Egypt last year. One was curry which i didn’t care for, a really good chicken blend and a pound of tri color peppercorns which were amazing. Best souvenir
Ok-Calligrapher9115
You are very wise.
MaxSupernova
When we travelled to Nicaragua we visited some local family sugar processors, and my friends bought a suitcase full of natural processed sugar bricks.
He had a nice talk with the customs guys at the US border about his suitcase full of Central American waxy brown bricks wrapped in wax paper. They xrayed and tested the hell out of that stuff.
caringANDtherapy
Whenever i went to tanzania, my suitcases were full of spices from zanzibar and coffee from kilimandjaro
Never had a customs problem – tanzanians were happy when they checked because i bought gifts in their country and in germany no one cared as it was not for business and all dried and not fresh produce and labeled.
TheSilviShow
My favorite thing I brought back from peru was a bag of spiced cocoa powder (amazing). Got searched by customs for two hours about it, so like, just plan connecting flights in ahead.
Made_Human_Music
Did they have Melange? Or is that only available on Arrakis?
45 Comments
Your ancestors would be proud
Lucky you got it through Customs!
Nice! I go abroad often and bring back difficult to find stuff. The secret to smuggling is lying.
Nice
make some kofta
I would love to go the Egypt!! Alas, I am a broke western woman. Even if I wasn’t broke, I’d probably still be a woman, and thus, cannot go 😭
I brought back SO much paprika from Hungary last time. Now it’s all gone too.
Awesome.
This is the way.
Im shocked you got that through lmao
I’d be wary of the spices having lead in them, especially tumeric and any mixed spices
I visited a really amazing spice shop in aswan and I wish we had them in the states much frequently. The smell alone is worth it
That was probably a little illegal (customs violation) but oh well – congrats!
Vasco De Gama ahh cargo
No saffron?
When I traveled to India last year I also brought home a few pounds of spices. It was the best decision and the gift that keeps on giving.
“It is all made of drugs”
This is a good haul.
Something like dukkah makes sense to bring home, but that’s probably a whole lot of adulterants in your suitcase. At least they are authentic adulterants.
LOL I did the same thing when I was there! I was so excited!
pause as an egyptian i’m imposing an egyptian tax of 100% on that hibiscus…all proceeds will go to me and my fatass
Wink wink, ok mate
And I thought tourists who come to Tunisia were cheap 😂 jk
Is this post from 1325?
Same for me when I travel, only bring home herbs/spices, the harder to find, the better.
Hi, I’m the person living in the tent next to your restaurant or your neighbor. Please. Cook for me!
I packed home a bag of Hibiscus tea as well and a bag of potato spice!
Posts from 1650
Arab countries by far have the best coffee and tea. Same with tobacco. Because they don’t drink booze so they go out late and get coffee
Now that’s my kind of souvenir!
Love their black tea with mint! Make a great iced tea too
I freaking love Hibiscus Tea. Great call.
I showed my Fiance and her response was “You’d do that.”
No hesitation, no second thoughts.
So you know I’m on board!
As an Egyptian, I’m proud
The best kind of souvenir is a useful one.
I can smell the suitcase.
The most consistent memory throughout my life coming back home from my parents country.
Looks like someone’s been to Aswan
I had some family bring back spices from Egypt last year. One was curry which i didn’t care for, a really good chicken blend and a pound of tri color peppercorns which were amazing. Best souvenir
You are very wise.
When we travelled to Nicaragua we visited some local family sugar processors, and my friends bought a suitcase full of natural processed sugar bricks.
He had a nice talk with the customs guys at the US border about his suitcase full of Central American waxy brown bricks wrapped in wax paper. They xrayed and tested the hell out of that stuff.
Whenever i went to tanzania, my suitcases were full of spices from zanzibar and coffee from kilimandjaro
Never had a customs problem – tanzanians were happy when they checked because i bought gifts in their country and in germany no one cared as it was not for business and all dried and not fresh produce and labeled.
My favorite thing I brought back from peru was a bag of spiced cocoa powder (amazing). Got searched by customs for two hours about it, so like, just plan connecting flights in ahead.
Did they have Melange? Or is that only available on Arrakis?