Chinese Take Out Boxes

Chinese take out boxes, or Chinese boxes, were first known as oyster pails. At a time when fresh oysters were relatively unexpressive, shucked oysters were placed in these boxes for sanitary and easy travel. As the price of fresh oysters increased, a surplus of Chinese take out boxes occurred. By World War II, an increase in the popularity of pre prepared foods led to the widespread use of Chinese take out boxes as a form of food transportation. Eventually Chinese take out became synonymous with these small cardboard boxes

The practicality of these Chinese take out boxes lied in the fact that they were self-insulating. They could be used for a number of dishes including rice or even sauced dishes. Besides that, our Chinese take out boxes were also fairly inexpensive, durable, and pretty leak proof.