Mumbai’s famous dabbawalas are said to deliver up to 200,000 lunches across the Indian metropolis every day from housewives to office workers, with near-flawless accuracy — and all without a computerised system. The dabbawalas carry the lunches, typically a few rotis, a curry, a daal and some rice, in a stacked lunchbox called a tiffin, keeping all the components separate and sog-free until they reach their hungry recipient.
While the idea of a dabbawala is yet to really take off here in the UK, the concept of a tiffin lunchbox undoubtedly should. It’s a genius way to pack in small courses for lunch, leaving a high street sandwich in the dust.
This three-tiered design is handcrafted, made from food-grade brass, and comes with a matching spoon. It’s a gorgeous piece that will not only have you excited to fill it every day, but ensure you are the envy of the work canteen.
