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 ...

Hoppers, aka Appam, are said to have originated from the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. They are eaten widely in Sri Lanka for breakfast or dinner. I stayed at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo ...

At a convention hall in Nariman Point, Lakshit Shetty ladles a dollop of silk smooth, brown-hued batter into a deep-bottom cast iron skillet placed on a gas stove. Using protective gear (read: a ...