HC: Famous Foods, Sumptuous Snacks, Delicious Drinks & Desserts Appam ! The Satvic Food Of India And Now Of The World. Appam (Malayalam: അപ്പം, Tamil: ஆப்பம்) is a type of South Indian pancake made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk. It is a popular food in South Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is also very popular in Sri Lanka where it is commonly referred to by its anglicized name as Hoppers. It is eaten most frequently for breakfast or dinner. It is called Chitau (ଚିତାଉ) Pitha in Oriya, Paddu or Gulle Eriyappa in Kodava. It is known as ආප්ප (Appa) in Sinhala and Arpone in Burmese. According to Gil Marks Each of the three separate Indian Jewish communities - Cochin, Mumbai, Calcutta - counts in its culinary repertoire grain dishes called appam. The Story of our Food, a book written by K. T. Achaya, an eminent Indian food scientist and food historian, states that Appam and Idiyappam were already known in ancient Tamil country around 1st century CE, as per references in Tamil Sangam literature. Though the homes of Appam are Kerala and Tamil Nadu, its popularity stretches through the length and breadth of India. The presence of Tamils and Malyalis in South East Asia, appams reach has become phenomenal. There are a dozen ways appam is made according to the experts but in my understanding each home where appam us made has its own story to tell. Appam is a soul food. Though it can be had with versions meat preparations, it remains essentially a Satvic accompaniment. Enjoy ! This several millennia old , heavenly preparation for your breakfast, lunch or dinner. A preparation fit for gods. Credit @ wiki , Krishna Lakshmi, Devraya, thistle.tea, bindari, samit dharia, Prashanth victor, with many thanks . For individual credit and description please cluck on the pic.
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 04:06:58 +0000
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