let me tell you why my favorite fermented food apam is good for your gut apam is a pancake made from fermented rice batter fermentation introduces beneficial probiotics which supports gut health the short chain fatty acids are still present despite the heat involved in the cooking process it also reduces antinutrients like ftic acid improving mineral absorption we excavate the bottom of the opam to mine the good gut bacteria once it reaches the gut it excavates the bad gut bacteria for us it can be made healthier by using brown rice Millet or quino into the batter using minimal oil while cooking and more importantly to be taken in limited quantities swirling the cooking pan for the opam to spread the batter evenly is like cradling for the newborn gut bacteria in the pan coconut milk is absolutely delicious and good for you as well but rich in calories so moderation is extremely critical my friend sarar keeps pouring coconut milk on the opam like Lord Krishna relaying SAR to daati in Mahabharat but he goes on longer than the KY movie