Tiffin carrier
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Tiffin carriers or dabbas are a kind of lunch box used widely in India for tiffin meals. They were also used in Singapore and Malaysia during the 1950s-60s, and were known as tingkat.[1] Normally they come in two to three tiers. Tiffin carriers are opened by unlocking a small catch on either side of the handle, then removing it. In the Indian city of Mumbai there is a complex low-tech system of delivering dabbas to city office-workers from their suburban homes by delivery teams known as dabbawalas.
[edit] Materials
Tiffin carriers are generally made out of steel, but enamel versions have been made by European companies. They can keep food warm for at least two or three hours.
[edit] See also
- Lunch box
- Tiffin wallah
- Tiffin
- Tiffin Cup, a competition to find the best South Asian restaurant in the United Kingdom
