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Hoppers
Bowl-shaped fermented rice-flour pancakes with crisp edges and a soft center, served plain or with an egg in the middle.
Region
Island-wide
Type
Main Course
Spice Level
🌶️🌶️ (2/5)
Diet
Vegetarian
Where to Try
Breakfast cafes and hopper stalls in Colombo, Kandy, Galle, and roadside eateries across the island.
Hoppers, or appa, are one of the most recognizable everyday foods in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Tourism describes them as bowl-shaped pancakes made from fermented rice flour and coconut milk, crisp around the edge and thicker at the center. Egg hoppers are the classic breakfast or dinner variation, usually paired with sambols and curry. They are simple, fast, and widely available in homes, cafes, and roadside eateries.