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In south India, the term pori, still used for puffed rice, finds mention in the early Sangam literature (Srinivasa Iyengar, 1930, pp. 57-70). In the Karuntogai, it is a favourite food eaten with milk or as a sweet (Arokiaswami, 1972, p. 92).