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Dish Food
Appam
Appam is a fermented rice-based pancake with a soft centre and lacy edge, associated especially with Kerala and Tamil culinary traditions.
Key points
- Made from fermented rice batter
- Often includes coconut in the preparation
- Served with vegetable, meat or coconut-milk accompaniments
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India
India, also known as Bharat, is a diverse constitutional republic with a civilisational heritage extending across millennia and a modern democratic, scientific and cultural presence of global significance.
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- [1] Explore India and Facts of India — National Portal of India, National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India Government Portal View source
Last verified: 25/10/2026