A small help from South Indians

[ajuvignesh]

Hi all,
My previous post was deleted as the link added was invalid.

My friend and I am planning to open a small snack factory in South India.I would like to get help from you guys for finding the ideal taste choices.
If you're from south India, kindly take some time to fill up this form so that it will help our firm immensely.
Thanks in advance.

Link -> https://forms.gle/bgfqH74rn1M1Xd5B8

 

[Jith77]

done. Although frying in coconut oil is not essential. I know decades old local guys who continue to sell well without it.

I have people requesting me to bring back coconut oil fried ones when i visit hometown. The first time i had a hard time finding out shops in town which had them - not many that point. My personal preferred seller doesn't use coconut oil though - have been buying from them since 90s

 

[kratu]

Hi all,
My previous post was deleted as the link added was invalid.

My friend and I am planning to open a small snack factory in South India.I would like to get help from you guys for finding the ideal taste choices.
If you're from south India, kindly take some time to fill up this form so that it will help our firm immensely.
Thanks in advance.

Link -> https://forms.gle/bgfqH74rn1M1Xd5B8

While customer surveys give you some data but the real insights come from actual sales figures. Because, when it comes to actual spending the story might change.

Instead, I would make small batches with/without coconut oil and then see what sells more. And other variations of oil. One could also be healthy cold pressed oil. And check with customers if they specifically ask for something. You get more insights there.

 

[ajuvignesh]

done. Although frying in coconut oil is not essential. I know decades old local guys who continue to sell well without it.

I have people requesting me to bring back coconut oil fried ones when i visit hometown. The first time i had a hard time finding out shops in town which had them - not many that point. My personal preferred seller doesn't use coconut oil though - have been buying from them since 90s

Thank you
Yeah, coconut oil is not mandatory. But has a unique taste to it. Although in my town, most shops sell chips fried in palm oil which is a big no for me.

While customer surveys give you some data but the real insights come from actual sales figures. Because, when it comes to actual spending the story might change.

Instead, I would make small batches with/without coconut oil and then see what sells more. And other variations of oil. One could also be healthy cold pressed oil. And check with customers if they specifically ask for something. You get more insights there.

Thank you Thats exactly is the idea now. Experimenting with oil. Lets see how it goes.

 

[uncle_lazy_at]

Hi all,
My previous post was deleted as the link added was invalid.

My friend and I am planning to open a small snack factory in South India.I would like to get help from you guys for finding the ideal taste choices.
If you're from south India, kindly take some time to fill up this form so that it will help our firm immensely.
Thanks in advance.

Link -> https://forms.gle/bgfqH74rn1M1Xd5B8

I prefer Coconut oil but I think (i could be wrong) the shops selling chips with the tag "Coconut oil" are mixing mixing coconut oil and other oil(palm oil?).

Additionally, I also don't link the chips which are very thin. You might know "Alban" from Nagercoil, if I remember correctly, their Coconut oil chips are very thin compared to the non-coconut oil version. I didn't like their coconut oil version.

 

[ajuvignesh]

I prefer Coconut oil but I think (i could be wrong) the shops selling chips with the tag "Coconut oil" are mixing mixing coconut oil and other oil(palm oil?).

Additionally, I also don't link the chips which are very thin. You might know "Alban" from Nagercoil, if I remember correctly, their Coconut oil chips are very thin compared to the non-coconut oil version. I didn't like their coconut oil version.

yes, some shops mix oils. Most likely coconut oil and palm oil. I have heard of Alban chips but never tasted them. Have tried beyond snack chips which are thin and I didn't like it much. Once you try thick chips, one cannot go back to thin chips is my opinion

 

[kratu]

I’m not sure if this is helpful here. Unfortunately, street vendors and small shops tend to reuse oil to their extreme, where the fat inside the oil burns into black toxic residue. There is a limit to how much it should be reused.

Either the vendors don’t have an idea or they don’t follow good practices, because of economics of running the business.

There is growing customer demographic that are preferring a more healthier food, even if it is slightly expensive. Or would reduce oil food altogether.

Again, just saying.

 

[ajuvignesh]

I’m not sure if this is helpful here. Unfortunately, street vendors and small shops tend to reuse oil to their extreme, where the fat inside the oil burns into black toxic residue. There is a limit to how much it should be reused.

Either the vendors don’t have an idea or they don’t follow good practices, because of economics of running the business.

There is growing customer demographic that are preferring a more healthier food, even if it is slightly expensive. Or would reduce oil food altogether.

Again, just saying.

I totally respect your opinion. If my plan materializes, then there will be an in house oil filtration system and also, fresh oil will be constantly added in.

 

[manofernando]

I totally respect your opinion. If my plan materializes, then there will be an in house oil filtration system and also, fresh oil will be constantly added in.

Filteration can be used for removing solid particals. The de colouration of oil is due to oxidation of oil, which is suppose to happen due to the nature of our high temperature cooking. And adding new oil to already oxidized oil is as good as using the old oil. The only way to conserve oil is to do a big batch of frying and discard the oil.