Appam

Appam

'Appam'ஆப்பம் or Appam hoppers are a type of food mainly in Indian (Kerala, Tamil Nadu) and Sri Lankan cuisine. It is called chitau (ଚିତାଉ) Pitha in Oriya, Paddu or Gulle Eriyappa in Kodava. It is known as ආප්ප (Appa) in Sinhala and Arpone (အာပုံမုန့်) in Burmese. It is eaten most frequently for breakfast or dinner.

Appum or aapum – pronunciation varies between regions – is a term equivalent to bread. Another form of appam is "Kallappam", where "kall" (Malayalam) means toddy, which is used for fermentation. This type of appam is prepared in an appa kal (mould). Kallappam looks like a pancake.