Tiffins and salt-shakers

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When we were in Nepal, we met the aunt of the young boy we sponsor. She took us to the Montessori school where she works part-time. She said the children were about to have ‘tiffin’. I had only a vague recollection of having heard this word before but I suspect maybe many myLotters will be aware of it. In case you don’t know, a tiffin is a kind of lunch box, consisting of from two to four tiers, and usually made from steel or aluminium. These all stack one on top of the other. There may be rice in the bottom one, which is sometimes larger, then perhaps dahl or vegetables in the next. A small catch on either side of the handle unlocks the compartments. I think, if the contents are hot when placed in the tiffin, then it stays hot till the child is ready to eat his/her meal. Wikipedia says there are common in Asian countries and also in Hungary. At the next school we visited, we saw many of the students carrying their tiffins to the dining area. So have you heard of tiffins before? The photo is of a salt shaker. It’s sitting on an ashtray just to get a better angle for the photo. The salt has something added to it I guess to soak up any moisture. Can you see the grains of something-other-than-salt?