Forget shaken or stirred, a cafe in India serves tea after swinging it upside down in an open glass! The eatery, which is called The Chappati Factory, is located in Ponnani, Kerala, a state on India’s tropical Malabar Coast, and it’s tea service is truly unique.
As evidenced by footage shared by BBC reporter Megha Mohan on Sunday, September 9, instead of pouring the tea into a glass or cup and serving it, the staff at The Chappati Factory pours tea, cream and froth into a glass in separate layers and then combines everything by swinging the beverage upside down in a circular motion.
How tea is served at The Chappati Factory in Ponnani, Kerala. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/8cxJctMrJT
— Megha Mohan (@meghamohan) September 9, 2018
And even though that sounds like it has the potential to be very messy, the servers at The Chappati Factory hold the glass in a way that prevents any liquid in the vessel from escaping, while simultaneously thoroughly combining the tea.
Not surprisingly, social media users are pretty impressed with this jaw-dropping ritual, and many even tried to speculate what principals of physics are at work. Check out some reactions below!
Unless physics isn’t functional up there …….So basically he is using his palm to stop the concoction from falling out while inverting the glass ?
— Dòn Feldër (@Grieshnak) September 9, 2018
I forget if it’s centrifugal force or centripetal force (been a long time since middle school science class!) but it’s basically the same thing that let’s you swing a bucket of water around so that it goes upside down but the water doesn’t spill.
— Pinko.Snob (@pinko_snob) September 9, 2018
impressive 🙂
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) September 9, 2018
@Shakti_Shetty Disclaimer: Please don’t try this at home. I threw a cup of hot chai on my brother.
— Emergency BF (@Tweeteesh) September 9, 2018
“I’d like a tea, please – swung, not stirred…”
— CitizenSRai (@Sushant_Rai) September 10, 2018
I wonder how many motorcyclists were taken out when he was learning 😂😂
— Shauna T (@shauna_t1) September 9, 2018
Yay physics and tea. Super cool!
— Heraa Hashmi (@caveheraa) September 9, 2018
New @Marvel super hero :. The TeaMen !
— Uncomfortably Dumb (@UncomfortablyD) September 9, 2018
Husband: What the hell happened here?
Me: I was trying to make tea. It didn’t go as planned, but it went as expected. Blame Twitter.
— Jenni Tilton-Flood (@jtiltonflood) September 11, 2018
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