The truth behind tiffin box culture in Mumbai

We in Mumbai are so accustomed to the word ‘Tiffin’ that we tend to forget that it is not a known word in the dictionary that is used anywhere else in the world. Tiffin walas are someone that plays a very important role in the fast lane of business professionals in Mumbai. They deliver lunch boxes to the needy professionals at the time of their lunch breaks. The word Tiffin basically means a lunch box that people often carry to their workplaces. But in Mumbai, Tiffin are not carried to the workplace but they are delivered to the office in time by these Tiffin walas. Hence, we can conclude that this sect of people in the society, however insignificant, play an important role to serve other people in the society.

 When a professional is living alone and has no one in the city to prepare his lunch, he has two options to choose from. One is that he orders his lunch from any nearby food joint that can deliver food in the office and the other being the Tiffin service. Now, when you are choosing from these two options you will have to consider each in detail and according to logical parameters. If you choose to order from a nearby restaurant, you run the chances to fall ill because the food quality is never guaranteed. If you have to discard this factor, you might have to choose a more expensive restaurant and that just not makes sense because, this restaurant is supposed to deliver food daily. That can cost too much. On the other side, if you choose to opt for the Tiffin service, the food quality matches the food at home and hence the hygiene factor is taken care of. Other than that, if you compare it with fast food chains, you will come to a conclusion it proves to be cheaper than other restaurants when the service is used on a daily basis. So, there is no reason to not choose a Tiffin box over restaurant service.

Other important aspect that we should consider while we are talking about the Tiffin walas in Mumbai is the dedication that these people show towards their job. The Tiffin walas in the city are aware of the fact that they have to deliver hundreds of lunch boxes to hundreds of different people in numerous locations across the city. The time factor plays a crucial role because if they fail to deliver the Tiffin boxes in time or after the lunch break then there is no point in delivering them. This is understood well by them and it is found that these dedicated Tiffin walas start working before sunrise and end in the evening, all this to feed unknown people in the city. Due to their efficient planning and service all across the urban region, they are very often asked to take time management sessions in several institutions. This is not because they success in delivering all Tiffin box in time but because they deliver them using public transport via the infamous Mumbai railways.

Taste the best Indian restaurants for those authentic dishes

We as Indians have developed a habit of eating traditional Indian food since the days of our childhood. We have made our minds clear that vegetarian food can be equally delicious and tasty like meat. But then it is because we have been eating and enjoying vegetarian food in many varieties and forms in our land. Indian cuisine has spread beyond the borders and entered the hearts of international connoisseurs and has made them a fan. Everyone is now aware about the flavours and tastes that Indian cuisine has to offer.

The popularity of Indian restaurants has gained a respectful place in the world cuisine. There is a misconception in the minds of people that vegetarian food is not as tasty as non-vegetarian delicacies. But in actuality, there is no cuisine in the world that can blend natural flavours and portray it in the flavoursome cuisine than Indian cuisine. The Indian flavours and the natural textures are prepared in the traditional methods that maturely develop the tastes of the ingredients that can be enjoyed in the dishes. And this is what makes Indian food rank high among the people.

While the cuisine is developing and spreading across the world, here in India, the food is survived within the local Indian restaurants that have kept the traditional methods alive. But the locals in the country are often found to hesitate to enter these restaurants, not because of the food but because of the hygiene. It is found that many Indian vegetarian restaurants are kept unsanitary and are functioned at unhygienic standards. The food is somehow not affected, at least in most cases, but now the average Indian customer is expanding the horizons and venturing into the modern aspects of dining like the ambience, service and pricing, of course. This has given a new dimension to the art of dining that has compelled the restaurateurs to take steps towards achieving a fairly set restaurant where the guests can enjoy their food with the feel wholly. This trend to stratify standards for eating out has affected the urban and semi-urban areas where the people are more aware and are more exposed to other parts of the world. Due to this exposure, they do not hesitate in demanding high standards of living, dining, working, etc.

As the Indian market has expanded outside national borders, the food has managed to impress many international cultures with its taste and hot spices. Now, the business professionals that can be found in any industrial area in America are well aware how naan or tandoori chicken tastes like. The Indian food is largely influenced by the Mughal Empire and hence the non-vegetarian aspect of it is also appreciated worldwide with some benchmark dishes in the list. But in spite of the massive popularity for non-vegetarian restaurants, the Indian vegetarian restaurants have served well to keep the name of vegetarian food high. This is how the cuisine has gained popularity with the help of succulent non-vegetarian kebabs on one hand with traditional parathas and bhaji on the other.