Japanese have bentos and Indians have tiffins. I'm just learning about tiffins and I love the concept. Each compartment carries a different food, like rice, curry, naan, and stacks tightly together. Great for saucy foods that might not work in a bento box. Traditionally, they are made of stainless steel or tin like this. In India, they have an fascinating tiffin delivery system called dabbawala, which delivers the tiffins from home to office. These melamine tiffin boxes are made by VIVO, and are available at Pearl River, one of my favorite shops in NYC. While at Pearl River, I spotted these adorable mushroom and apple bento containers. Now I'm craving to explore Little India...
Hi,
Nice post.I used to carry tiffin in these types of boxes only.Nice!!!
Posted by: tin whiskers | December 22, 2008 at 09:09 PM