It’s common to have a lunchtime buffet that simply puts out curries and charges for access to the table. Just not convenient for takeout since curry is tricky to transport.
I once heard about a system around Mumbai where one village routinely cooked lunches (curry, rice, etc), and ferried them via metal tankards by train to a neighboring town/city where people were working.
They exist. They’re just not chains.
It’s common to have a lunchtime buffet that simply puts out curries and charges for access to the table. Just not convenient for takeout since curry is tricky to transport.
I once heard about a system around Mumbai where one village routinely cooked lunches (curry, rice, etc), and ferried them via metal tankards by train to a neighboring town/city where people were working.