The hopper or appam might be a Sri Lankan staple, but its origin story might go back to Tamil Nadu. Find out more below. Read Time: 5 min I've done numerous trips to Sri Lanka since that first visit ...

Once upon a time, long, long ago, a creative soul mixed barley flour and water just so and fried dollops of the batter in ghee over a slow fire, sweetening it with honey. The Aryans called the ...

Indian cuisine is renowned for its diversity. When speaking of South India, the dish known as 'Appam' holds a very prominent place among its traditional delicacies. It is an ancient and highly popular ...

I have many fond memories eating appam (also known as hoppers) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. My mother and grandmother would regularly make the delicately thin pancakes that I’d typically have for breakfast ...