The deep heritage of tingkat

Do you know the deep meaning of tingkat and the message sent in this old school food carrier? In the older days, the women will pack home- cooked food in this multi-layers carriers for their loved ones. The effort that goes into each layers is beyond words.

In Asia context, food is a very important part of our lives. Rice and soup are two of the staples that most of us cannot do without! They are the comforting food that we cannot do without for too many days. Even though cuisines from all over the world is widely available in Singapore, we still long for rice and soup after Japanese, Italian or Western food.

And tingkat is making its way back! But in refreshing new looks! The designs may change but the function and the meaning behind a well planned meal. The layers of the tingkat is meant for a different dish that will be packed separately. The soup will be at the bottom layer, 1 vegetable or meat dish will be in the 2nd compartment and the top layer will be the rice. The different compartments keep the dishes separated so that the food still taste good after many hours.

I got to know about the real meaning of tingkat when I was searching for tingkat delivery in Singapore with no msg. Among some of the caterers that I have seen, Le Xin Catering is one of the brands that offer tiffin carriers which are also known as tingkat. I then, realise…