Japan's Cult-Favorite Fluffy Pancakes Are Now In NYC | Line Around The Block

Flipper's is the OG soufflé pancake in Japan, boasting a cult following throughout Asia. It's finally made the move to the States, opening its first US outpost in Manhattan. With a pancake that takes 10 times as long to make as it does to eat, the line of customers waiting to try this delicacy stretches out the door.
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Japan's Cult-Favorite Fluffy Pancakes Are Now In NYC | Line Around The Block

[@nfainie]

"What's better than pancakes for breakfast?" Me: If I'm in that queue, it seems like I'll only get the pancakes for lunch

[@gilanggilang9859]

Better than nothing dude, and it's delicious 😋

[@ronaldo19832]

Nurul Fitriya Ainie haha for real

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

IHOP and Denny's: we make great pancakes Japan: Hold my sake

[@kittyblingbling]

don't knock it if you don't try it :)

[@rumblefish9]

I'd rather go to ihop and not have to wait. Give it a few months, nobody will be lining up.

[@aldofhister6859]

And I'd rather eat at IHOP or Denny's

[@yourdaddyonceler1239]

The problem is, that I still have to travel to try those anyhow. I'm in California. 😂

[@aldofhister6859]

@@yourdaddyonceler1239 hey daddy ! I got something you could taste

[@NotTheFBI_OFFICIAL]

Let’s be honest, most people in that line are in it for the gram.

[@thor-oi8ve]

FBI u on a mission too

[@toxicflatulence9437]

@@thor-oi8ve what the heck!!! You both have the same username and pfp

[@mr.sandman7587]

69 likes Nobody move

[@NotTheFBI_OFFICIAL]

Aqua Princess Same agency, different departments.

[@toxicflatulence9437]

@@NotTheFBI_OFFICIAL what agency? And which one are you

[@dajurniesofar4362]

I just hope they gave that chef that created their miracle pancakes the respect that’s owed to them 💵.

[@icantthinkofaname15]

They didn't at all. The owner who does nothing got all the attention.

[@Ms123kill]

thats now how food works. Nobody should own recipes… if you can recreate it then you can use it.

[@Official-OpenAI]

Unfortunately, just like the guy above said, you can't own recipes. But the first shop that served these Souffle Pancakes were insanely popular and the owner is incredibly successful already. Just imagine your recipe used all over the world though, just the thought of that is beautiful isnt it.

[@pimaxuma]

It's not Japanese. Soufflé pancakes were invented in Hawaii, by chef Nathan Tran in 2009, Cream Pot restaurant in Waikiki. Japanese chefs stole his creation. Just FYI.

[@Official-OpenAI]

​@@pimaxuma That actually is very interesting so I did some more research on it. The only sources I could find was a Honolulu magazine and the instagram page of the restaurant. As much as I want to believe him because I hate to discredit people who deserve it, the only evidential proof he had are pictures of his own souffle pancakes which are taken way after the popularity boom. So I did more research in Japanese, and I found countless blogs that praised the Chef for his menu. So it's not like Japan discredits him and lies about how the Pancakes were invented in Japan. But you also can't deny the fact that it only spread worldwide because of the shop that opened in Japan. If I were Nathan, I would be happy my menu is known all over the world, instead of making hateful comments such as "they sent spies over to steal my recipe", which is very unlikable lol. But yea, cool story.

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Well we're going to need a new saying, now that "flat as a pancake" is no more!

[@AngelicasRecovery]

Passion for food 🤣🤣

[@rolledicecream6777]

truth

[@icediamonds11]

Ooh ooooh ooh ah ahh, sometimes love just hits u in the face

[@experience1735]

Passion for food tbh, your profile picture looks like a serial killer

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

@@experience1735 lol well crap I guess I need a new picture huh?

[@cruzada07]

this girl gets paid to eat what a job

[@icantthinkofaname15]

@It's a Bunnay I think so too

[@kaozzzzzzzzz1]

but she's annoying as shit

[@kurogane2x]

Same girl who was sent to bbq place where she most food are pork and she cant eat it. Lol

[@foodielah535]

“What is it taste like?” “Sweet Clouds” 💕

[@chigasaki06]

Best description ever, lol.

[@RockstarEater]

Thanks to Food Insider, the lines will now be 3 times as long. How will we ever get our souffle pancakes now? 🙄

[@RockstarEater]

@@jlei1995 i would totally support that. Bring one to LA!

[@ivorenesmith9003]

There's a good amount of restaurants who sell these souffle pancakes in New York.. I tried it in Brooklyn at a place called Taiyaki NYC (3 locations in NYC). It was good but I don't understand the long line that this video features lol..

[@tejwael3019]

Make them at home

[@ivorenesmith9003]

@@jlei1995 It's a fluffy pancake, I don't think they have a monopoly on authentic Japanese style pancake; it's popular in Japan and now it's here. I wouldn't wait 40 minutes on line for one, my curiosity has been fulfilled with the one I had so I'm good lol...

[@z.deutch1334]

You can make it yourself. It's not difficult

[@brittanydumoulinful]

I carefully made these at home I didn't use a mold either, they turned out so fluffy, they are amazing!! It was worth the effort. I will be making these again as a personalized birthday treat for my family members

[@isntshelovely5823]

Ok?

[@brittanydumoulinful]

@@isntshelovely5823 i'm not sure what you mean?

[@dreamchaser5758]

Did you have a mixer?

[@musiconmymid]

I don't even need teeth - straight from the lines of Mark Wiens

[@taetimes6087]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TheChinkyell]

I'm assuming people will still be hungry afterwards

[@user-me8fm5yf4n]

lilktmus yup there pretty airy so they don’t fill you much

[@djkoz78]

And it probably costs 30$

[@greenaesthetic6387]

lolll

[@sofiaaa9169]

Not rly once I eat 3 of those pancakes I get so full trust me, and no in japan they’re 12 bucks

[@keerthichandra376]

@@sofiaaa9169 you must have a very little apetite. I had these miracle pancakes and they're all about the air that got infused into them. To be honest the cream felt more filling than the pancakes 🤷 Definitely overrated

[@SouthFloridaWoman]

When I was here, I showed up suuuuuuper early and was sat at the window. These souffle pancakes made me so happppppyyyyyyy. A must have. Thank you Flippers for the experience. Xoxo

[@mops7081]

I made them myself. No need to wait in queue for hours.

[@time4hobby]

Recepie?

[@misstigerbubbles]

same they're the best things i've ever eaten hoping to open a food truck and sell them

[@toxicflatulence9437]

Let's be honest, everything from everywhere is in NYC

[@chigasaki06]

Lol, that's the benefit of living here. I guess that's the trade off for the high cost of living.

[@toxicflatulence9437]

@@chigasaki06 yeah I guess living there is pretty costly because you dont have to go anywhere, it must be fun living there

[@cash_eye]

@@chigasaki06 I lived in NY for a year & because it's EXPENSIVE to live there we moved back to CA

[@Leah_368]

+ LA

[@toxicflatulence9437]

@@Leah_368 yeah LA too

[@FingeringThings]

Me: this looks so good I want to try it! Location: I’m about to end this whole mans career

[@yuanonio3502]

Fingering Things Overused joke.

[@rolledicecream6777]

uh huh

[@toxicflatulence9437]

Why do you always comment the same thing??

[@michlasagna3619]

i got some this week and it's SO GOOD it tastes like a literal cloud im not joking

[@apoewjqjoa9215]

I liked ur comment, now it's ur lucky day number 69 except if someone liked ur comment before this day ends.

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

Japan is like the France of Asia.

[@lampsenpai4325]

a lot of their recipes are based off of dutch btw (i know what ur sayin pls don't hurt me)

[@badjsarah8495]

No way. France is like JAPAN in europe.

[@KaizCh]

*vietnam

[@stop5730]

@@lampsenpai4325 Not really. Japan got the first western influence under the portuguese empire. That's when they started to bring in new flavors to their cuisine and gradually developped things like tempura.

[@stop5730]

But yes japan is like the France of Asia and french people had this fascination about Japan from a long time.

[@nova692]

Even pancakes are thicc now 🥞🥞

[@shmuelcohen4896]

T H I C C A F

[@WithSeoyeon]

Madhurima Roy me too😆 Look at that soft pancake. It's going to melt in your mouth, right?😍

[@jungkooksbananamilk7499]

lol😂

[@josephmorales652]

Madhurima Roy leg day for all

[@Renegadeproject]

LMAO

[@BestOfCake]

朝から美味しそうなの見れて幸せ

[@brosephthomas3764]

They look like little fluffy clouds from heaven

[@calebbb_c]

Broseph Thomas they taste like it too

[@Fran28.]

Who else was drooling over...watching these yummy pancakes??..🥞🙄🤤

[@RayMak]

I have not even got a chance to try this yet.

[@li-rafa-il6440]

My man flopped harder than my life.

[@WithSeoyeon]

Wow, look at that soft pancake. I want to eat it right away😆😭👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️

[@WhyDidYouDieMichael]

You can literally make this at home .. just add whipped egg whites to your store bought pancake mix

[@PhatBirb]

@array s a griddle pan works pretty well for me, but normal pans are fine too?

[@WhyDidYouDieMichael]

array s if I didn’t why would I make a comment on how to prepare them

[@kratosdev7754]

Can you make a vedio about it????

[@whateveritwasitis]

ive never been more moved by a food video, these look so amazing

[@chungoo4843]

3:55 When she smiled she was like “People would wait 20 minutes for this shit lol”

[@joannekavouras13]

I went to flippers in New York and then remade them on my channel! Let’s say the ones at flippers are to die for!

[@elishazigman770]

why tf do i need to wait 2 hours in a line to eat two little pancakes.

[@keerthichandra376]

Accepted in places only as pretentious as Manhattan 🤷

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Some of the simplest things to make at home. If you can make a soufle. If you can make decent pancakes. You can definitely make these.

[@Amedina9440]

Can't wait to try these miracle pancakes 😍 I hope they grow outside NYC soon

[@FOODANDTRAVELDESTINATIONS]

Yummy! Who's craving for some pancakes now? :)

[@jayyyzeee6409]

"It definitely makes you feel like you're having a very healthy meal." I don't think the word "healthy" means what you think it means. No offense. They look amazing, but pancakes aren't health food, folks.

[@mahi93162]

that's why they said it makes you feel like it, never said it is healthy

[@user-xi1fj9wl9w]

best pancake ever

[@boringbastard4920]

Next year, super fluffy egg omlett with bacon crisp sprinkle

[@Solimar-we5ij]

For 4 plates with 3 soufle pancake japones: Egg white: 150 gr Yol: 72 mg Milk fresh: 22 ml I need to know: Flour: 45 gr Sugar: 30 gr Cremor Tártaro: 1/2 tsp....😮or maybe it could be mejorador de masa, or CMC or goma xantana. Some: aditivo para alimentos.😮😮😮😮

[@teruphoto]

I definitely like Flippers more than A Happy Pancake, but I feel that both of them have too heavy an egg taste. I love eggs, but I don't want my pancake to taste like an omlette. There are some smaller pancake places in Tokyo that use more egg whites and the results are fantastic.

[@briannabunny3446]

The strawberry one looks so goood!

[@paulson2008]

Mikey Chen from Strictly Dumpling will kill the review by complimenting how fragile it is and so on 🤣😍

[@jadecummings8093]

Spectacular! 😉👍

[@collarmole1819]

extremely fluffy and jiggly

[@leinaddf]

made some at home but not as big as Flippers.. quite long to cook but worth it. kids keep asking for more.

[@AngelicasRecovery]

Now I want some pancakes!

[@WithSeoyeon]

Angelica’s Recovery me too😆 I really want a bite.❤️❤️

[@charlietellez8234]

I would love to try some of delicious pancakes!🤤

[@WithSeoyeon]

Charlie Tellez I really want to have some soft pancakes😁

[@glennataylor]

Pancake house. German pancake chain. Significantly better than whipped egg whites.

[@user-cs3wg8lk9l]

Lol here in Hawaii we can easily make the pancakes. I’ve been eating them for breakfast.

[@suryjoni]

Im gonna make it tomorrow. No need to go to Japan or America. Thank u Japan for this pancake.

[@Poonamsmartkitchen]

Nice

[@uchibauki2515]

I like my pancakes better because it’s not too oily or dry and not too thick!! Aunt Jamima ❤️❤️

[@arkangelarkangel1302]

Theres a place like this in Cerritos California and I didn't have to go to Japan either... they aight!!!!!!

[@yuanonio3502]

You Alvin from Tasty, He can make this pancakes.

[@VenularSilver]

Yuan Onio Oh yea, he’s a really great cook 👨‍🍳

[@dannjrad2109]

Thx for the ingredients. I'll save myself some money

[@wendyjenkins1559]

Wow 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@WithSeoyeon]

wendy jenkins It's really amazing, isn't it? I think it's going to be very soft.😍

[@JasonJose]

Check out Osaka-based Gram Pancake. First US outpost in San Francisco. I think they started this souffle pancake thing.

[@whojessie]

Sweet Clouds 😂😂😂

[@Cattycattycat]

The host has pretty soft and jiggly pancakes too ... Yummy 😋

[@The_mute_girl_speaks]

We have Flippers in HK as well. I’ve tried it and it was amazing

[@s_quasimodo]

Watching her eating those pancakes knowing that I will probably never be able to eat them phisically hurts. Why am I even watching this video?

[@cheniepenny]

Oh yum a mouthful of egg.

[@PanveYT]

yum

[@kitkatthefox4269]

AWESOME!

[@rolandl8135]

you can buy that at any bakeshop in the Philippines. Its called Brazo de Mercedes...lol

[@ItachiUchiha-gf4fz]

Wow! i like your job😂 you could skip the line and get inside without waiting

[@Hecticxr]

I had this IS AMAZING and i made it before TRY IT

[@wendyjenkins1559]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brittanydumoulinful]

I agree! I will be making them again too.

[@Queenmillyreacts]

I love Japan🇯🇵

[@cash_eye]

Mouth watering 🤤

[@abuhuraira3685]

There's hardship in everything Except eating Pancake

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Unless you pour syrup on it and the syrup gets all over your shirt

[@elizabethshort6347]

I must try these

[@beautifulvillian405]

I understand why ppl are so excited about it. Once I lived in the USA, I couldn't find many good quality food. Too much of them were too sugary, too salty, oily , or they just didn't care if the food looked good. So when there's some restaurant cares about how does it look, the customer pay for it because it' deserved their money! Such as an Intalian restaurant I went, the owner does care about nutrition and neatness of the food, so it became popular restaurant and busy from open till close time.

[@desireefranco3671]

My city loves a line.

[@qkingoftears]

tried this in tokyo was not worth waiting hours in line for. If you can find one where your wait is 30 mins its worth it.

[@Renegadeproject]

I visited the Flippers in Taipei twice

[@user-nw3no4zf8z]

Very good

[@i3lului311]

I love eating this

[@jmsparger4339]

Pancake batter and meringue...miracle.. 😶

[@tluskas]

Stefon on snl would recommend this plc

[@nomam7358]

Wow beautiful 😋

[@unpoulet6859]

why just not make it at home?

[@SkipperJane]

We’ve had a place in CA that has been making these for at least a year.

[@chigasaki06]

I've been wanting to go but I'm waiting until the craze dies down a bit. I'm not waiting an hour for no damn pancakes, lol.

[@dreamchaser5758]

Smart. I will be patiently waiting your review

[@topxramn]

this the girl that went to review a BBQ joint as a vegetarian.

[@Tezzzzaa]

Hey Medha. U are super cuter sister. I love ur expressions. Love from India

[@florevanderbaan7969]

“Well America has always been a country known for its pancakes, or rather as a country that likes to eat pancakes....” SERVE IT QUEEN LMAO quality over quantity

[@SecretIngredientChannel]

Beautiful look and this is delicious, Is this ice cream?

[@helenarose580]

Sounds good

[@anurithiga9666]

A yr later.. Food insider:5 best souffle panckaes rest in nyc

[@vipinguj]

How many pancake you saw? Me:I saw 5!!

[@Chestnutotis5]

Where do they serve this is tampa florida or just in florida I'm going omg?!!!

[@donovaneretzfarrakan5716]

This Japanese woman is like “oh yeah this is the hard work out into this creation .....” I honestly don’t care, there can’t be such amount of “hard work” to prepare some fluffy pancakes ... the definition of hard work has dramatically changed

[@calebbb_c]

Donovan Eretz Farrakan believe me, there is. these are extremely delicate and they are so easy to ruin. meringue falls really easily, so if you aren’t super careful, they’ll deflate. plus, managing an entire restaurant IS hard work. i’d like you to try and do everything they have accomplished.

[@donovaneretzfarrakan5716]

ツhttpchoerrys “hard work” to create fluffy pancakes ??? I mean, I understand that to run a restaurant can potentially be a strenuous activity depending on how busy it gets and it can potentially be considered hard work. But the woman in the video makes it look as if to create fluffy pancakes is almost like worth getting a Nobel prize. In my concept that is not “hard work”. The meaning of hard work has become something completely different than what it used to mean and I don’t agree with this definition. In my opinion she wants to make it look as such a big accomplishment so they can justify the sale of the pancakes. She could just say that a chef created this recipe due to his intelligence and work but not make it look like completing general surgery residency or designing a new nuclear reactor. Those things are hard work, in my opinion. The rest is just cooking, running a restaurant or creating content. Just regular work.

[@calebbb_c]

Donovan Eretz Farrakan you literally just contradicted yourself - you said it could “potentially be a strenuous activity” yet you said this is not “hard work”? so literally someone working so hard to serve the customers that are literally piling up outside isn’t hard work? i’m sorry, but i don’t understand your logic. it is hard work to constantly make these perfect pancakes. i’ve tried to make these before, and they are so hard and meticulous. they can be ruined so easy by just one extra stirring motion. if that happens, wow, supplies are drained. again, there are people lining up outside for this. this is extremely stressful for the people working, as they have to work swiftly.

[@donovaneretzfarrakan5716]

ツhttpchoerrys Ok, good. So let’s say that this is an “American hard work” activity, or “hard work” measured by American standards 😉

[@pimaxuma]

Soufflé pancakes were invented in Hawaii, by chef Nathan Tran in 2009, Cream Pot restaurant in Waikiki. Japanese chefs stole his creation.

[@kauigirl808]

Lol we have this in Cali for years but only in Korean places.

[@rowandeesch6033]

Crazy is the secret!

[@juanjaramillo9390]

YASSSSSS

[@cheniepenny]

I found it to be too eggy, but maybe its just a preference.

[@scubawithatuba]

Looks like people are more into their phones than the pancakes...

[@limegpt]

They're alright. Had it in Japan and there was no wait, but I still feel like it wasn't worth it.

[@iamjustinfamousatbestO]

Mmmmmmm i will visit this Incredible Smorgus board melts in ur freaking Mouth literally fluffy pancake house Filppers soon y Viva Mexico!!!!!! Lol had to say that.

[@clisaa6974]

I love making these. But, for one recipe i have it takes like 25 mins to make 3 pancakes! hahahaha. Not that hard to make and super easy ingredients. But, time-intensive process.

[@ebonyjohnson758]

My city needs to step it up 😂 Detroit

[@saronamsalu6244]

I have a question Why do I wonder if the other producers feel jealous because that don’t get to try the food that a different producer ate? Hmmm 🤔

[@jayyyzeee6409]

I don't think there's anything that Japanese people can't perfect. Well done, Japan!!

[@bigscreenbird8198]

In the middle of manhadden??

[@desteniehernandez4184]

I went here last week and don’t get me wrong it was pretty good but it wasn’t filling at all AND the price for just 3 little flippers is OUTRAGEOUS 🥴🤦🏻‍♀️