Zarf Zarf A zarf (plural: zarfs, zuruuf, zarves) is a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle (demitasse or fincan). Although coffee was probably discovered in Ethiopia, it was in Turkey at around the thirteenth century that it became popular as a beverage. As with the serving of tea in China and Japan, the serving of coffee in Turkey was a complex, ritualized process. It was served in small cups without handles (known as "fincan"), which were placed in holders known as "zarf" (from the Arabic word ظرف "ẓarf", meaning "container, envelope") to protect the cup
Cup holder plastic. It has been manufactured in plastic by Adovationz Ltd in New Zealand under the brand name of Adkaf. A patent for a workable cup holder for a flat edge US 6,929,229 was granted on Aug. 16, 2005 to Chris D. Palmby of Bellingham, Washington. Perry Segretto of Elmhurst, Illinois had a similar cup holder pending in the U.S. around the same time. Segretto and Michael Koczor sold a cup holder called Drink Hold'em featured on HGTV's "I want that." Antro Technology sold one briefly. A South Korean company imported a clamp type cup holder within a year to the