We all know Ooty is famous for its crunchy varkey which tastes extremely good . Most of the tourist get attracted towards its taste and visit Ooty only to taste this varkey and they also buy for their families at home. Everyone from mechanised bakeries in Kerala to people down on the plains with their own mix of ingrediants sell Ooty Varkey. The president of the Ooty varkey Manifracture Mohammad Farooq says that getting a GI tag will put an end to this and will offer the 40-50 bakeries in the Nilgiris a chance to hold on to this culture food item. He also said the everything is submitted in the year 2015 by the end of this year there will be a perfect solution for this. These varkeys are baked to golden brown and look more like lump of dought that the chef forgot to finish shaping. Varkey makes a perfect side dish for cup of tea or coffee and its very addictive. Ooty was masterful local reinterpretation of the french puff pastry which forms the basis of many pies and desserts. While these ingredients vary the recipe calls for the same method of incorporating shortening or fat into the dough in stages. Ooty varkeys are selled at a very good price which makes the people to buy again and again.