HOLIDAYMAKERS this summer will have to remember that one surprising thing is banned from the Eurostar. Many European countries the train travels to are famous for their versions of this food - despite this you can't take it onboard. That food is, surprisingly, cheese - which is considered a perishable food with all forms of dairy banned from being on board.
So, if you've been to Amsterdam and bought some lovely Gouda , or you've been to Lille and have a soft cheese , you can't take it on board. Instead, you'll just have to buy more fromage from wherever your holiday takes you next. Other perishable foods that are banned are red and white meat and fish.
One way you could get around that is to vacuum pack whatever you take onboard and keep in a freeze bag. That will stop it from smelling and also from expiring or becoming too ripe, in the case of cheese, over the length of the journey. And if you were planning to have a drink onboard the train there is also a regulation on the train about that.
Passengers are only allowed one 750ml bottle of wine pr four 440ml bottles of beer. Large bottles of spirits like vodka and rum are also banned from being drunk on board. Eurostar has also just announced that it is planning to place a new order with train manufacturers.
It is looking to now expand its fleet from 51 trains to 67. According to the Financial Times , Eurostar Chief Executive Gwendoline Cazenave revealed that the train company was considering new route options from London to .
