page_title: Oyster pail
hierarchical_section_title: Oyster pail
caption_attribution_description: An oyster pail (Chinese takeout container) containing white rice, with a pair of chopsticks.
context_page_description: An oyster pail is a folded, waxed or plastic coated, paperboard container originally designed to hold oysters. It commonly comes with a handle made of solid wire. Currently, it is often in use by American Chinese cuisine restaurants primarily throughout the United States, to package hot or cold take-out food. It can also sometimes be found in other Western countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Poland and England, but is rarely seen in China and other Asian countries with high numbers of ethnic Chinese.
context_section_description: An oyster pail (also known as a Chinese food box or Chinese takeout container) is a folded, waxed or plastic coated, paperboard container originally designed to hold oysters.  It commonly comes with a handle made of solid wire.  Currently, it is often in use by American Chinese cuisine restaurants primarily throughout the United States, to package hot or cold take-out food. It can also sometimes be found in other Western countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Poland and England, but is rarely seen in China and other Asian countries with high numbers of ethnic Chinese.
caption: An opened, plain oyster pail of white rice, with chopsticks
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