Container for transporting hot foods comprising a plurality of walls (11, 12a-d, 13) which identify a chamber adapted to contain the food to be transported, said walls (11, 12a-d, 13) being made of water-absorbent material, said material comprising a first layer facing said chamber , a second layer facing the outside of the container, and an intermediate layer , arranged between the first layer and the second layer and comprising a gap , in at least one of said walls a plurality of holes being obtained, crossing at least the first layer of said material, said holes being adapted to put said chamber in communication with at least part of said gap , wherein said holes do not cross the second layer of said material, said container has a parallelepiped shape and comprises a base wall , four side walls (12a-d) and an upper wall , said holes being present in the base wall , wherein said absorbent material is a cellulose-based material, wherein said material of which the walls (11, 12a-d, 13) are made is corrugated cardboard, wherein said first layer is a first flat sheet of paper , said second layer is a second flat sheet of paper and said intermediate layer is a corrugated layer of paper comprising a plurality of ridges alternating with valleys , the ridges being proximal to the first flat sheet of paper and the valleys being proximal to the second flat sheet of paper , wherein the gap comprises a plurality of channels , of which first channels are delimited by a portion of corrugated sheet comprised between two consecutive ridges and a portion of first flat sheet delimited by said two consecutive ridges , and second channels are delimited by a portion of corrugated sheet comprised between two consecutive valleys and a portion of second flat sheet delimited by said two consecutive valleys , said holes comprise first holes and second holes , wherein said second holes are obtained in the first flat sheet of paper , at respective valleys of the corrugated sheet of paper , so as to put the chamber in communication with the first channels , characterized in that said first holes are obtained in the first flat sheet of paper , at respective ridges of the corrugated sheet of paper , and cross said respective ridges so as to put the chamber in communication with the second channels . wherein said holes do not cross the second layer of said material, said container has a parallelepiped shape and comprises a base wall , four side walls (12a-d) and an upper wall , said holes being present in the base wall , wherein said absorbent material is a cellulose-based material, wherein said material of which the walls (11, 12a-d, 13) are made is corrugated cardboard, wherein said first layer is a first flat sheet of paper , said second layer is a second flat sheet of paper and said intermediate layer is a corrugated layer of paper comprising a plurality of ridges alternating with valleys , the ridges being proximal to the first flat sheet of paper and the valleys being proximal to the second flat sheet of paper , wherein the gap comprises a plurality of channels , of which first channels are delimited by a portion of corrugated sheet comprised between two consecutive ridges and a portion of first flat sheet delimited by said two consecutive ridges , and second channels are delimited by a portion of corrugated sheet comprised between two consecutive valleys and a portion of second flat sheet delimited by said two consecutive valleys , said holes comprise first holes and second holes , wherein said second holes are obtained in the first flat sheet of paper , at respective valleys of the corrugated sheet of paper , so as to put the chamber in communication with the first channels , characterized in that said first holes are obtained in the first flat sheet of paper , at respective ridges of the corrugated sheet of paper , and cross said respective ridges so as to put the chamber in communication with the second channels . <EOS>