I'll be in Sri Lanka soon! looking forward to eating lots and lots of String Hoppers! (ඉඳි ආප්ප -Idiyappa) Idiyappam ( Tamil : இடியாப்பம் ),( Malayalam : ഇടിയപ്പം ), ( Sinhalese : ඉඳි ආප්ප ) also known as Semige or Semé da Addae ( Tulu ), Shavige (ಶಾವಿಗೆ) in Kannada , Nooputt (or Noolputtu )( Kodava : ನೋಲ್ ಪೂಟ್ಟ್), Putumayam (in Malaysia) or string hoppers is a traditional Tamil , Kerala , Kodava , Tulu and Sri Lankan food consisting of rice flour pressed into noodle form and then steamed. - From Wikipedia .