Tiffin carriers make it to America
More specifically, make it to lifehacker.com - [
link here
]. Wow indeed. We Indians, have been taking tiffin carriers for ages. Apparently American steel workers used to take such carriers but of steel. But now, lifehacker says the below:
If you're not content with smooshing all your
food
into a mini-cooler or a brown bag, behold the stackable, food-separating, shiny awesomeness of a tiffin carrier lunchbox.
Tiffins—derived from the Indian word for snack—are the Indian equivalent of the iconic steel lunch boxes that mid-century working men in United States carried. Essentially a tiffin is a series of stacking containers and lids secured by a tension clip on the side.
And they have linked to a website called
happytiffins.
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But the dang-mother-of-all-gods-what-the-h*** moment is, when you read the below:
Prices range from $12-$25, depending on the number of tiers and size you select. The Tiffins are made from food-grade stainless steel, so they'll last you for a lifetime and provide endless easy conversation-starters at lunch tables.
$25 for a tiffin box !!! Hmm, let me see, 25x50 (approx) = Rs. 1250. You can get 5 tiffin boxes in India for that ! ROFL.