I never really thought about it but does anyone have any info on taking tea on a flight in carry on? I'm guessing an unmarked ziploc with loose leaf tea could be mistaken for a certain other substance and the education level of the standard TSA is not going to include "Gong-Fu." Any tips or info?
I may have some upcoming travel and some extended but will only be taking a carry on bag.
Thanks, Dominic
I usually take a decent amount of tea back home from China when I come; some usually carry-on. I was once questioned about why I had so much tea, but it was more jokingly than anything serious.
Had some 'fun' once carrying only a small backpack from Shanghai to Osaka (looking like a long haired hippy undesirable at the time) ... it had only a token change of clothes for the weekend within but a hefty amount of tea for personal (and friends') consumption. I was questioned extensively, despite my repeated astonished plea,
"You're Japanese ... surely you know what tea looks like!?"
As was pointed out later by my friend with Japanese wife and family, if it wasn't JAPANESE tea it might as well have been anything.
Im Teas
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