Food boxes, also known as carrying boxes, are generally made of bamboo, rattan or wood, and are used to hold food or some daily necessities.
Most of these food boxes were used by wealthy officials or restaurants in the past. In the past, most of the wealthy families had other courtyards, and the meal was separated from the kitchen at a certain distance. In the past, large restaurants also used this kind of food box to deliver "takeaways".
This kind of food box is also used to give gifts during the New Year and festivals, visit relatives and friends, and hold food or gifts. This kind of suitcase generally has several styles such as square, rectangle, octagonal, and round. There is also a kind of large food box, which is carried by several people, mainly square and round.
In the past, this kind of food box was also used for marriage, and it was used to dress up the bride price when welcoming relatives or giving a bride price.
Ordinary people can't afford to use this kind of food box, and generally use a bamboo basket with a lid or a bamboo basket with a towel, which is a thermal food box. In film and television dramas, we can see such a scene: the wife carries a bamboo basket and a clay pot to the field to deliver food to her husband.
With the development of society, the improvement of food tableware materials, food boxes, food baskets and other ancient utensils, have walked off the stage of life and entered the museum, but this kind of old objects that are both environmentally friendly and full of art are worthy of our respect and cherishment.