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plastic boxes for food

0 What do you call plastic boxes with lids that are used in shops for prepared food? They can be of different sizes. Sell assistances put food in them and then weigh them. 0-
  

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0 One shop I use calls them "tubs".0-
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0 Thank you very much. I would never consider to use this word. 0-
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0You mean the polyfoam boxes? The official name for polyfoam is expanded polystyrene. Polyfoam is the more common term, but it probably is not what you want. How about just lunchboxes? 0-
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0Lidded food containers02br
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00Snap-lid containers02br
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00Take out boxes02br
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00Deli / Produce Containers02br
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00Clamshell containers can come in molder white plastic or clear. 02br
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00Foodservice containers0-
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0 I mean those plastic transparent boxes with lids. They can have round, square or rectangle shape and different sizes. When I buy salads, pickles (olives, mushrooms…) by the weight I say "Make it small / medium /large." It mean that I want the sell assistant to put some salad or pickles in a small / medium /large plastic box. Can I say "Make a medium container / tub."? 0-
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0 That's what I say when buying my salads.0-
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0The food industry calls them "clamshells" 0-
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0 What about ordinary customers? 0-
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0Just say "plastic container with lid."02br
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00But if you work in a deli and have to order them, call them "clear clamshells"0-
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