Foam food container

Doggybag, even doggy bag (literally "dog bag " ) is the English term for a set of containers, which are determined in the restaurant industry for packing and transportation of the remains of the order and not completely consumed meals. These food particles can be entrained by restaurant guests for later consumption.

The word is derived from a contraction of the English words dog (dog ) and the diminutive doggy doggies and for the word bag ( sack or bag). Officially the wrapped leftovers for the dog guests are determined, the language regime. However, it is irrelevant whether any dog to the budget of the guests heard whether this was with the restaurant or was possibly even already cared for there. In fact, the residues are determined mostly for the guests themselves or for loved ones at home.

In the United States it has become generally uncommon to plead, the remnants of the meal were intended for the dog. Instead, ask the waiter to open a box (usually a lockable box made ​​of foam polystyrene ).

In many restaurants are packed on request with the goal of customer loyalty leftover leftovers. Either ask the guests to the waiter about or the inn offers at appreciable residues larger portion sizes the residue packing up after a meal as a service. Consistently, the process in Germany is particularly important in Greek, Croatian and Chinese, but also in German restaurants, but not in the higher category.

The transfer of the radicals can be legally requires the host, as he paid the full meal. However, the restaurateur could request an additional fee for the material of the packaging and for the service of packing, but this is uncommon.

• Food culture
• The carrying case
• Plastic container