System for attaching and releasing the handle of a container for cooking food

System (10) for attaching and releasing the handle of a container (14) for cooking food, in particular for a frying pan, comprising:

• a base portion (12), configured to be fixedly attached, through fastening means (16), to a wall of said container (14), said base portion (12) comprising at least one first upper attachment means (18) and at least one second lower attachment means (20), arranged in communication with an inner cavity (22) of said base portion (12),
• a handle portion (26), comprising an end projection (28) configured to be shape coupled with said inner cavity (22) of the base portion (12), said end projection (28) in turn comprising at least one fixed fastening means (30) configured to be engaged with said first upper attachment means (18) of the base portion (12),
• at least one mobile fastening means (32), arranged inside the handle portion (26) and configured to be removably engaged with said second lower attachment means (20) of the base portion (12),
• a release button (36) capable of activating said mobile fastening means (32), said release button (36) being provided with rotation means (38, 40) with respect to the handle portion (26) and being also connected in a mobile way to the handle portion (26) through an elastic element (42), characterized in that said base portion (12) is made in a single piece from heat-resistant plastic material and in that said handle portion (26), said end projection (28) and said fixed fastening means (30) are made in a single piece from heat-resistant plastic material, said handle portion (26) as a whole being rotatable and removable with respect to said base portion (12) to obtain the attachment and/or the release of said handle portion (26) with respect to said container (14) following the actuation of said release button (36).