String Hoppers (IdiAppa)

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, Tuluand Sri Lankan food consisting of rice flour pressed into noodle form and then steamed. - From Wikipedia.

How To Make IdiAppa:

Heck! There is even a song or two dedicated to IdiAppa:

පිටි කොටපන් නෝනේ ....Sunil Perera (Gypsies)

Check out these awesome Instagrams of IdiAppa:

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A photo posted by the hopper island🇱🇰 (@thehopperisland) on Aug 17, 2016 at 11:57pm PDT

Dinner last night, kurakkan noodles, egg kiri hodi and seenisambol 😊 #srilankanfood #srilankanfoodie #srilankan #srilankanmeal #srilankandishes #dinnerparty #forvegans #quickdinnerprep #longweekend #anzacweekend #kirihodi #eggcurry #eggkirihodi #seenisambol #seenisambola #kurakkannoodles #noodles #healthycarbs #idiappam #idiappa #stringhoppers #srilankancurry #srilankancurries #currylife #southindianfood #curries #srilankandinner #srilankancusine #foodphotography #lankangalscookbook

A photo posted by Sammani #lankangalscookbook (@sammaniii) on Apr 23, 2016 at 11:11pm PDT

Breakfast eating Indi appa (string hoppers made from rice noodles) served with savory curry dishes #food #bites #curry #indiappa #breakfast #foodie #adventure #srilanka #vacation #weekend #spice #spicy | credits: thestoveandi.com | thanks for sending your hearts ❤️ and follows 😇 we appreciate it ☺️ #travelklips #malaysia #asia

A photo posted by @travelklips on Jun 20, 2015 at 7:45am PDT

When your boyfriend is sri lankan....#srilanka#dubai#hoppers#homamade#foodporn#yummy#seafood#idiappa#love

A photo posted by Margarita (@klikush) on Aug 27, 2015 at 2:49am PDT

Dinner tonight! #srilankanfood #stringhoppers #srilankan #curry #potluck

A photo posted by Jay Jayasuriya (@jayjayasuriya) on Jan 17, 2015 at 10:59pm PST

Srilankan style Christmas dinner at Parents :) #srilankanfood

A photo posted by Jay Jayasuriya (@jayjayasuriya) on Dec 25, 2013 at 8:30pm PST

First attempt of making traditional Sri lankan string hoppers (indi appa). 🍴🍛 My beloved mum tought me and hell yeah it was good! 💁🏽 And also good news: um slowly recovering from my flu. 🙌🏾 #stringhoppers #srilankan #sinhala #sinhalese #goodwife #foodporn #learningtocook #traditional #indiappa #weightlossjourney #ammasfood #jeevithemalammainnakal

A photo posted by Nirodya (@missjaya91) on Mar 12, 2016 at 1:08pm PST

"Indi Appa" String Hoppers for lunch. So glad my parents live close by :D #srilankanfood #stringhoppers #indiappa #polsambol #shrimp

A photo posted by Jay Jayasuriya (@jayjayasuriya) on Jan 4, 2014 at 11:58am PST

#srilankan#food#breakfast#our#home#morning#with#friends#colombo#yummy#delicious#kiribath#indiappa#chicken#kirihodi#lunumiris#eat#slfood

A photo posted by kaushi89 (@kaushi89) on May 11, 2016 at 4:45am PDT

Mom making strings!! Dinner time!! #idi-appa #idiappa #string hoppers #srilankanfood #srilanka

A video posted by Dilshani Fernando (@podi_ekaa) on Jul 7, 2014 at 2:36am PDT

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