Tiffin (Dabba)
カチャカチャと鳴るお昼のオーケストラ！カレーを決してこぼさない銀色の塔
Description
A 2-to-4-tier stacked cylindrical stainless steel lunch box. With a handle and lock mechanism on top, an Indian soul that never spills even when carrying soupy curries or yogurt.
Classification: For Everyone,Storage Container,Lunch Box
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How to use
Ingredients
- Stainless steel
- Brass(older ones)
Instructions
- Pack the bottom deep tier with massive freshly cooked rice (or Chapati).
- Put soupy lentil soup (Dal) or meat curry in the middle tier.
- Put low-moisture veg stir-fry (Sabzi), Achar (pickles), or salad in the top shallow tier.
- Stack all, robustly lock with side metal fittings 'Click', carry to work/school.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
None
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Tupperware or Magewappa (function subbable, but mind curry odor/color transfer)
Pairing
Lunch curry set, Dal, Chapati
Trivia
[Hardcore] Called 'Tiffin' or 'Dabba'. Mumbai possesses the 'Dabbawala (lunchbox deliverer)', the world's peak miraculous logistics system flawlessly delivering these home-cooked lunches to office-working husbands; this silver tower is their very tool of trade.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Usage] Unfasten the lock at lunch break, open all tier lids arranging them on the desk, constructing a small 'instant Thali (set meal)', mixing deftly with the right hand to eat!
Allergen
None