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| type = Biscuit<br />
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| main_ingredient = Wheat flour<br />
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'''Ooty varkey''' is a type of biscuit [[food]], made out of wheat flour, rice, semolina, water, ghee, sugar and salt. It can be either deep fried or baked. It is considered a local colonial era re-interpretation of the French [[puff pastry]].<br />
<ref name="2018_thehindu">{{Cite news|last=Nainar|first=Nahla|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/the-journey-of-the-famous-ooty-varkey/article24717476.ece|title=The journey of the famous Ooty ‘varkey’|date=2018-08-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-03-30|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Since the colonial rule, [[Ooty]] is famous for its Varkey. No one knows how or when it came in to existence or how it came to be called Varkey. <ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|first1=Tamil Nadu|title=‘Ooty varkey’ synonymous with the Blue Mountains|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ooty-varkey-synonymous-with-the-blue-mountains/article6669342.ece|accessdate=11 December 2017|publisher=D.Radhakrishnan|date=7 December 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Efforts on GI (Geographical Indication) certification recognition==<br />
The president of Ooty Bakery Owners Association informed that if they are given [[GI certification]] it will be a boon to the bakers in Ooty. They obtain the raw materials domestically. The properties of the water and weather in Ooty gives Varkey a distinct taste.<ref>{{cite news|last1=THE HINDU|first1=Coimbatore|title=Efforts on to get GI recognition for Ooty ‘Varkey’|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/efforts-on-to-get-gi-recognition-for-ooty-varkey/article7468334.ece|accessdate=11 December 2017|publisher=M.Soundariya Preetha|date= 27 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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==No Animal Fat==<br />
Ooty Varkey does not contain [[animal fat]]. There are more than 90 Varkey manufacturers in Ooty and none of them use animal fat in its production is what the president of Ooty Bakery owners Association claims.<ref>{{cite news|last1=The Hindu|first1=Cities, Coimbatore|title=‘No animal fat in Ooty varkey’|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-animal-fat-in-ooty-varkey/article7714307.ece|accessdate=11 December 2017|issue=02 October 2015|publisher=Special Correspondent}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cookies]]<br />
[[Category:Biscuits]]<br />
[[Category:Indian snack foods]]<br />
[[Category:Ooty]]<br />
[[Category:Semolina dishes]]<br />
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