
The Strange History of South Indian Coffee
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Coffee, a Part of the Day
The works of tamillan writers, from subrmanibarti to birmal murgand tarken arin all give us glimpses of life in which coffee was very uch a part of the day. And if you look at how coffee was drunk by people of different classes, there was a fascinating book called tiffin, a food book. The aunt would drink coffee from a silver tumbler and davera, both of which were edged with a narrow lip or rim, which permitted liquids to be poured in a steady stream without sfilling. In the english translation of bermalburgerd seasons of the farm, the boy shorty, the
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