> Is uttapam just an appam variant? Nope - the word, AFAIK means "cooked food" in this case, a pancake. Appam is made from fermented rice and no lentils in th

> Is uttapam just an appam variant? Nope - the word, AFAIK means "cooked food" in this case, a pancake. Appam is made from fermented rice and no lentils in the mix. Also it is cooked crispy on the edges in a deep wok[1] like cooking vessel. Uthappam is made from batter similar to dosa batter (with lentils), but is never flipped while cooking (neither is the appam, but who cares). It's more of a thick open-sandwich style pancake with toppings - come to think of it, it's a griddle pizza with rice batter. Fermenting is perhaps common between them, but the ferment in an appam is usually sugary substances (Kallu in the morning) and the Uthappam has no added ingredients for the ferment, so is more sour. [1] - https://www.flickr.com/photos/t3rmin4t0r/88102227/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/t3rmin4t0r/88102227/