Tiffin carrier
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Tiffin carriers or dabbas are a kind of lunch box used widely in Asia and the Caribbean for tiffin meals. From India and Pakistan, they spread to Malaysia and Singapore and to Trinidad and Tobago.
A dabba, or Indian-style tiffin carrier
Two dabbawalas in Mumbai delivering meals packed in tiffin carriers
Thai tiffin box in Bangladesh.
Tiffin carrier, Burmese Lacquerware
Bento
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A bento is a single-portion take-out or home-packed meal of Japanese origin, often for lunch, typically including rice and packaged in a box with a lid.
A typical bento from a grocery store
Hanami bento in the Edo period
Hinomaru bentō
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