Tumbler" and "Davara"
It may come as a surprise. Yes, Westerners have started adopting, slowly but steadily, the humble South Indian 'Tumbler' and 'Davara' (or 'Damara') for their daily use.
It started with some Americans noticing, in Silicon Valley Indian expatriates using this strange-looking pair of utensils for drinking beverages from, especially coffee. On inquiry, they were told that these are widely used in South India because of some special advantages and that they added a unique flavor to hot coffee.
Teams of experts were sent to India. They went round specially concentrating on South India, visited restaurants (locally called 'Coffee Hotels') and households, collected a mass of data and submitted their findings to the Federal Food and Drugs Administration of U.S. and also to key Restaurant Chain Operators.
They found that the 'Tumbler-Davara' pair scores over the traditional 'Cup and Saucer' and also the tall straight 'Lotah' of the northern part of India. The rim in both Tumbler and Davara helps in a firmer grip. The rim also helps in dissipating heat serving as a cooling fin. They also found the people usually transferring a portion of hot liquid into the Davara and cooling it by blowing on it or swirling it. It was observed that the locals tried to do the same when offered the beverage in a cup and saucer, with disastrous results!
Ceramic ware tends to suffer damages during washing while the stainless steel utensils last long.
But they could not substantiate the claim that the Tumbler adds flavor to the coffee unless the washing is not thorough.
As a trial measure selected branches of Chains like McDonald's have started using Tumbler and Davara (one cannot separate them). Customer response is expected to be positive.
Unconfirmed news is that a few Chinese representatives have already visited 'Kali Mark' and other Stainless Steel Utensil manufacturers in India to get to know the design of these utensils. Also, a leading manufacturer in the U.S. has already applied for a patent.
It may come as a surprise. Yes, Westerners have started adopting, slowly but steadily, the humble South Indian 'Tumbler' and 'Davara' (or 'Damara') for their daily use.
It started with some Americans noticing, in Silicon Valley Indian expatriates using this strange-looking pair of utensils for drinking beverages from, especially coffee. On inquiry, they were told that these are widely used in South India because of some special advantages and that they added a unique flavor to hot coffee.
Teams of experts were sent to India. They went round specially concentrating on South India, visited restaurants (locally called 'Coffee Hotels') and households, collected a mass of data and submitted their findings to the Federal Food and Drugs Administration of U.S. and also to key Restaurant Chain Operators.
They found that the 'Tumbler-Davara' pair scores over the traditional 'Cup and Saucer' and also the tall straight 'Lotah' of the northern part of India. The rim in both Tumbler and Davara helps in a firmer grip. The rim also helps in dissipating heat serving as a cooling fin. They also found the people usually transferring a portion of hot liquid into the Davara and cooling it by blowing on it or swirling it. It was observed that the locals tried to do the same when offered the beverage in a cup and saucer, with disastrous results!
Ceramic ware tends to suffer damages during washing while the stainless steel utensils last long.
But they could not substantiate the claim that the Tumbler adds flavor to the coffee unless the washing is not thorough.
As a trial measure selected branches of Chains like McDonald's have started using Tumbler and Davara (one cannot separate them). Customer response is expected to be positive.
Unconfirmed news is that a few Chinese representatives have already visited 'Kali Mark' and other Stainless Steel Utensil manufacturers in India to get to know the design of these utensils. Also, a leading manufacturer in the U.S. has already applied for a patent.