Lunch box
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A lunch box, sometimes called a lunchpail or a sandwichpail, is a container for carrying food, usually for lunch during work or school.
Western World
Many lunchboxes, especially those for children, feature bright colors and designs such as popular cartoons. The contents of a lunchbox often consist of a vacuum bottle containing a drink and homemade sandwiches. Lunch box manufacturers never use the term "lunchbox" and often prefer "lunch kit". "Lunch box" is also a slang term to refer to someone who is mentaly "out to lunch".
The original "lunchpail" was an actual pail or bucket. Later, special buckets were manufactured specifically for food.
See also
- tiffin-wallah
- Dabbawala - India
- Fanhe - China
- Polystyrene lunchbox - Hong Kong and China
- Shōkadō bentō - Japan
External link
- Lunch Box Pad (http://www.lunchboxpad.com) about vintage lunch boxes.