Tiffin carriers

Tiffin carriers

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-60's. 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 (but astonishingly efficient) system of delivering dabbas to city office-workers from their suburban homes by delivery teams known as dabbawallahs.

Materials

Tiffins are generally made out of steel, but enamel versions have been made by European companies.

ee also

*Tiffin wallah


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