-Pancakes pancakes pancakes ... -Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes ...

-Wait, are we saying penguin or pancakes? -Pancakes

You might have seen our video on the most perfect pancake in Japan.

-Wow! -This is one of the best smells!

-Wow, so you thought we were kidding when I said these are big pancakes ... this is like a cake. -This is one of the best smells!

So you thought we were kidding when I said these are big pancakes ... this is like a cake.

But it wasn't those magical souffle pancakes that you see a lot online and on Instagram.

Those are the pancakes that Japan is known for

Those are those like puffy pillowy, unbelievably brand-new dessert that you've never put in your mouth before.

-But we just had some friends leave Japan and one of their biggest regrets is not trying out these pancakes. -Yep.

So we're gonna show you today, we're doing this in their honor.

-Let us show you what these pancakes are all about. -Come on guys, we're going up!

Be warned:

It's usually very busy at these pancake shops, we went upstairs and we wrote down our name on the list and we know we're gonna be waiting a long time.

So there's lots of things we can do in between such as shopping at the cat store cats cats cats cats cats

You can even play hide-and-seek! you go hide! (Martina: okay)

one, Mississippi two, Mississippi three, Mississippi four Mississippi

I'm not actually gonna look for her. I'm just gonna go day-drink.

(sobs) I just want pancakes.. (Simon: Why am I waiting so long?) (sobs)

Is it time for pancakes yet? how long has it been? (Simon: it's been five minutes) what...

People beside us are eating really nice smelling meatballs

M: the first video we ever made we came to Japan is being eaten beside us, and it's torture oh

Oh my god it smells so good

Are you trying to be like a duck that just gets like scraps of food like when they toss it to the ground?

This is this is cruel and unusual no really it shouldn't be allowed to eat in here

You could just play around on your phone and ignore your friends, but you probably do that all the time

Anyways, don't you? Don't you? Yes you do. Put down your phone, stop being antisocial.

Oh hi, ducky (Simon: Oh hey girl) You want to have an 80s dance battle and an 80s dance hallway. (Simon: Let's do it.) Yep

At this point you might be wondering I thought I clicked on a video about pancakes

I mean it says pancakes on the thumbnail and you definitely showed some pancakes near the beginning

I mean gosh your title even says that these are really good pancakes yet here

We are three minutes into the video no pancakes. Just uh..

Two awkward white people dancing, but don't worry after this narration stops

We're gonna get straight to the pancakes

But first we have two important questions. One: Why do kittens purr and number two:

We're finally here

And we have put in our orders

But the wait is not over because every pancake takes 20 to 30 minutes to make because the Japanese soufflé pancake

Is not really a pancake

not truly

It's more an art form with its gentle whipping and meringue like texture

It's lovingly placed on a griddle and made to order

Simon: I got the Framboise white 'mouse' pancake

Martina: Oh my god, Simon

You can't even say straight because you know it's so bad. I know that some people like to make fun of my Korean or Japanese pronunciation,

but I love mispronouncing french words. Oh my god. It's just the best (Martina: Yeap.)

So I ordered the original pancake and it comes with honey on top

That's actually from New Zealand and it's made with Hokkaido butter that's been fermented. I don't even know what that means yeah

This is a lot faster than I expected

The cameras! Quickly take out the cameras!

[sexy food porn music]

(sexy voice): I like the way you.. are so (inaudible) and soft!

(sexy voice): Oh my! Is that cream melting all over your body?

(Martina in sexy voice): Oooh! Look at that--

What? What's wrong with you guys

What? You thought Simon did the voices? Oh, no. (Simon: Go back to being pervy)

(sexy voice is back): I like the way you shake! (grunts)

Yeah, jiggle that!

Mmm thiccc pancake!

Simon: oh

I've waited so long.

(sexy voice): I waited so long too, baby

Simon: Woman, you keep testing my patience

(sexy voice): I like the way you're covered in dried strawberries kinky

Ooh, do the sauce

Look at this

big magical

What? What is it? (Simon: We-- I have to eat. I have to eat. okay?) Alright.

[sexy food music]

Get that drizz on my nizzle (?)

It's just a little bit of shizzle

The wait is finally over. The whole point of this video

is finally here. Everything before hands just a distraction

And now-- what are you looking for? (M: Can you pass me a knife? you're really stressing me out I just want to start eating okay?)

M: see ya! (S: see ya!) Keep talking! (S: Here we go) Both: oh my god...

You don't even need a knife for this these are so delicate you have to be really careful when you move them around

It's like an airy marshmallow without any of the gumminess. It's like a cotton candy marshmallow

M: It's like a scone and a pancake

Got together and made like a love baby flower. It's like cheese. It's like vanilla. It's like pudding

How was it so soft and moist?

and fluffy at the same time you should only have two of those, but you have all three

I need to see this on the Great British Bake Off is what I need to see (M: Yes, I need to see it.)

M: I need to learn how to make this

(Dan eating)

M: Right?

Dan, is that a pancake? It's not, right? It's like its own special--

Dan: It's a fluffy like, cloudy pastry

I don't think it's a solid, but it's not a liquid. M: I know. see?

M: Dan understands. See? We're not crazy.

S: This is one of those like non-Newtonian states in which it's not a liquid

It's not a solid. It's between. S: It's--

M: And every bite will taste a different flavor like suddenly it'll be savory

And you'll be like there's like a cheesy taste to it and then sometimes you're like

Oh, it's sweet actually and the honey is like golden and caramel. I know isn't this wild

"the Framboise in the mouth" (mispronouncing french)

You are the worst sir.

It's the first time we had these pancakes on we had no idea of what we were experiencing and we literally

Ate so fast our eyes were just on the plate until we finished one and a half pancakes and we realized

Hey, we got to slow down

Because we look like barbarians and animals right here, not like we look like-- Girl I can just eat yours.. M: I mean keep going

I'm listening to your story. I haven't tried your honey one yet. M: No, how did this backfire on me? He even got a bigger piece than I did. That's not fair.

S: Whoa~ M: Isn't that great? I know!

the raspberries on the sauce heart tart tart

This isn't like a syrupy kids sauce that you know the pink ones that scored out on Sundays

And you're just like its obnoxiously sugary

This is a beautifully balanced tart and sweet and a little bit sour raspberry sauce

S: I'm not sure if there's any equivalents that I could think of of my experiences of food in North America. This is just--

It's something else. It's not a pancake if you've had a pancake you haven't had this- M: it's a pillow

It should be called a pillow.

S: I could sleep on this.

I think we should make a new dessert, everyone agrees; sundaes,

There's ice cream, pancakes, pies, and this is a pillow.

S: How is this so fluffy, love? You read about it

I'm afraid to tell anybody anything because Simon might be distracting me and then try to eat all my food

Essentially they made like a meringue, which means that they aerate it really really wildly and so much

This is my barrier, by the way. If you can't tell why I'm doing this

I'm kinda-- just make sure Simon doesn't-- S: My fork's full. You think I got like a second fork? M: He's sneaky, you know?

He had that long Fork before, in Korea

They make basically like a meringue out of the batter, and then when they cook it,

they cook it slowly which is why it takes 20 minutes

The result is beautifully airy perfectly cooked almost like a meringue, but not.

Huh! How many pancakes do I have? Two!

Everything's fine

(inaudible) through everyone's jars, like a bear (laughs)

(laughs) like, "Who's got the honey?"

Okay, I'm done.

(laughs) I can't now (laughs)

No.. no...

It's my last bite, Simon. Nooo.. You wouldn't dare S: You can do this

M: Gawi bawi bo (rock paper scissors). Ready, ready, ready? Ready? 1, 2, 3!

(martina lost) M: No! S: I did! 1, 2, 3, I did it! I did it right! M: Do it again! Best two out of three. Ready?

M: Yes! Ready? Both: 1, 2, 3

(martina wins one out of three) M: I won! S: One! You got one out of three! (both laugh) It's only one!

I won the first one! M: It was mine to begin with!

S: Why do you make these rules and then break them? You animal. You're an animal.

As you can tell we really dislike this place (reverse psychology. we understand, Martina.)

This is the worse, it's awful. I hate pancakes. I didn't like any way this at all. I didn't enjoy anything about this

I'm saying that so that maybe you'll avoid this chain and that it'll be a shorter lineup

And I won't have to wait so long next time I come here

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Can we learn how to do better dance battles next time that was super lame what we just did outside?

Maybe they have like an 80s dance course because it didn't go very well last time.

S: Do they have 80s dance course?

We should probably check that out

(If you) come to Tokyo you should

Definitely look for a soufflé pancake shop this particular one is just the one that we love to go to but there's actually a whole

Bunch of different chains, I don't know if they'll be as good as this one

But guys, please share pictures with us if you go.

We can remember them through you. why does Simon keep S: trying to see how deep I to look into your ear

I never actually tried. What's the furthest M: okay.