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coffee filter, or produced through a substitute method such as instant dissolution or espresso extraction.", "Distinguish concentrated decoction awaiting formulation from the beverage presented for consumption.", "Check the recorded coffee or coffee-chicory blend and milk formulation without assuming that chicory, sugar or a particular milk proportion is universally required.", "Treat a tumbler-and-dabara presentation or pouring between vessels as supporting preparation evidence rather than sufficient proof of beverage identity." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Declared preparation style", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Recorded regional, household, establishment or product style; unspecified", "why_it_matters": "Provides the reference against which ingredients, method and substitutions can be assessed." }, { "name": "Coffee component production method", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Indian coffee filter extraction; other filter extraction; espresso extraction; 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"why_it_matters": "Makes dilution and recipe differences explicit." }, { "name": "Milk ingredient identity", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Declared milk type or substitute, product composition where known, absent or unknown", "why_it_matters": "Supports ingredient disclosure and interpretation of texture and flavour." }, { "name": "Added sweetener quantity", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "g per serving, with sweetener identity; 0 when absent", "why_it_matters": "Allows sweetness adjustments to be reproduced." }, { "name": "Serving temperature", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "°C measured at a recorded time", "why_it_matters": "Supports serving decisions and comparison of sensory observations." }, { "name": "Preparation and holding history", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Extraction and mixing timestamps, elapsed holding time, measured storage conditions and reheating events; unknown where unrecorded", "why_it_matters": "Allows freshness and handling 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"visual_identification": [ "Frothy milky coffee served in a small steel tumbler set in a wide steel bowl called a dabarah.", "Often poured back and forth between tumbler and bowl to cool and froth it.", "A two-part cylindrical metal filter used to brew the concentrate." ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Scalds from very hot coffee and milk.", "Mislabelled chicory content.", "Excess caffeine for sensitive people." ], "standards_and_regulation": [ "General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods, Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO)." ], "what_it_is_for": [ "Indian filter coffee is served especially in South Indian homes, restaurants and coffee establishments as an everyday beverage and an expression of hospitality.", "Its preparation and serving style provide a context for assessing coffee strength, milk balance, sweetness and regional preferences." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q6022264: Indian filter coffee", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6022264", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-en", "title": "Wikipedia: Indian filter coffee", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_filter_coffee", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "beverage-identity", "name": "Beverage identity", "description": "Establishes what the Indian filter coffee designation means for the preparation being modelled.", "rationale": "A name, serving vessel or generic filtration step alone cannot resolve the beverage's identity.", "layers": [ { "id": "style-and-designation", "name": "Style and designation", "description": "Records the claimed preparation tradition and the evidence used to interpret it.", "findings": [ { "id": "declared-style", "name": "Declared style", "description": "Keep style-specific 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{ "text": "Which extraction variable should be changed first when the resulting drink misses its recorded intensity or sediment target?", "kind": "action", "id": "decoction-production-record-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "drink-formulation", "name": "Drink formulation", "description": "Models how decoction, milk or substitutes, water and sweeteners become a particular serving.", "rationale": "The same decoction can produce materially different drinks through mixing proportions and ingredient choices.", "layers": [ { "id": "milk-and-dilution", "name": "Milk and dilution", "description": "Records the identity, quantity and preparation state of ingredients that dilute or enrich the decoction.", "findings": [ { "id": "serving-composition", "name": "Serving composition", "description": "Make each serving's formulation explicit, including omissions and substitutions.", "questions": [ { "text": "What volumes of decoction, milk or substitute, and additional water are included in the serving?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "serving-composition-q01" }, { "text": "What milk or substitute was used, and what heating or other preparation did it undergo before mixing?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "serving-composition-q02" }, { "text": "Does the declared style accommodate this formulation, or should the preparation be recorded as an adaptation?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "serving-composition-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "sweetness-and-balance", "name": "Sweetness and balance", "description": "Relates added sweetener and ingredient proportions to the intended sensory result.", "findings": [ { "id": "formulation-adjustment", "name": "Formulation adjustment", "description": "Use measured additions and stated preferences to guide changes instead of assuming a single correct sweetness or strength.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which sweetener, if any, was added, in what quantity and at which mixing stage?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "formulation-adjustment-q01" }, { "text": "What change to 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"provenance", "id": "finished-serving-state-q01" }, { "text": "What were the serving temperature, foam condition and visible sediment after the final pour?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "finished-serving-state-q02" }, { "text": "Should the drink be mixed further, allowed to cool or served now to meet the recorded serving preference?", "kind": "action", "id": "finished-serving-state-q03" } ] } ] }, { "id": "holding-and-disclosure", "name": "Holding and disclosure", "description": "Connects the histories of decoction and milk-containing drink to handling decisions and ingredient communication.", "findings": [ { "id": "preparation-history-and-use", "name": "Preparation history and use", "description": "Preserve separate histories for stored decoction and the mixed beverage, with unknown conditions explicitly recorded.", "questions": [ { "text": "When were the decoction and finished beverage prepared, and what holding temperatures or reheating events are documented for each?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "preparation-history-and-use-q01" }, { "text": "Under the applicable food-handling policy, does that history support serving, continued holding or disposal?", "kind": "action", "id": "preparation-history-and-use-q02" }, { "text": "Which recorded ingredients or substitutions must be disclosed to meet the recipient's stated dietary requirements?", "kind": "action", "id": "preparation-history-and-use-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "This is a prepared food mixture, not a single chemical substance; a single CAS number or fixed set of physical constants would be inappropriate.", "No universal recipe, chicory proportion, serving size, or caffeine concentration is asserted.", "Historical origin claims and the boundaries of named local varieties require research." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Indian filter coffee this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Prepared in homes and served in South Indian restaurants and coffee establishments.", "Consumed with breakfast, 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"questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Indian filter coffee this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Strongly associated with South India, with household and establishment differences in coffee blend, chicory content, strength, milk proportion, and sweetness.", "Serving in a tumbler and dabarah or davara is particularly associated with Tamil coffee culture; spellings vary in English." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Indian filter coffee this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "Drip-filter coffee", "difference": "Both use gravity filtration, but Indian filter coffee conventionally uses a concentrated infusion subsequently mixed with hot milk; drip-filter coffee is a broader preparation category." }, { "name": "Espresso", "difference": "Espresso is extracted under pressure, whereas the traditional Indian metal filter works by gravity." }, { "name": "Instant coffee", "difference": "Instant coffee is made by dissolving previously manufactured soluble coffee solids, rather than filtering freshly wetted grounds." }, { "name": "Coffee-chicory blend", "difference": "The blend is a dry brewing ingredient; Indian filter coffee is the prepared beverage and need not contain chicory." }, { "name": "Indian coffee filter", "difference": "The filter is the brewing apparatus, not the beverage." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": 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