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  • would you wait three hours for pancake?

  • For people at this Shanghai shop, the answer is yes.

  • Yeah, a scallion pancakes or being in Chinese are a popular breakfast item in Shanghai, often eaten on ago.

  • They can be found in street stalls and snack shops around the city.

  • But no one makes them like this guy to Yeah, Junior A.

  • That's why the shop is called.

  • Add a scallion pancakes.

  • You know, 20 of us, and you gotta try to close of those.

  • You know, the go about what to do it in Georgia.

  • Don't let our small.

  • When we first started selling scallion pancakes over 30 years ago, they were one centerpiece.

  • Now they're over a dollar, but the recipe hasn't changed.

  • E never.

  • Your Seattle's the only seasoning assault.

  • Don't tell your sixties over to give the door enough time to rest.

  • He starts making it at three in the morning.

  • You're quite a line usually starts forming at five, and he takes the first order at six.

  • That's when he starts rolling out the pancakes.

  • Roux is made from Lord and Flour and seasoned with salt.

  • Lard is what gives scallion pancakes, their unique aroma and flavor.

  • Next scallion field adore is pan fried people be your quality being Latina.

  • Then comes the step that makes its pancakes different from others.

  • He begs them in an oven.

  • You're gonna a batch of 20 pancakes takes about 14 minutes to make, which is why we limit orders to five per person and why the weight can take up to three hours.

  • It's a test of patients.

  • A no man.

  • You come up with E.

  • That's a works from six in the morning to seven at night on.

  • Makes about 300 pancakes a day.

  • He does most of the work himself.

  • Rarely takes a break.

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  • I was doing any sort of science here.

  • Amazing.

  • Right here.

  • So s so it's so you.

  • So why don't you see the the 20 risible year qualifies going with?

  • So what's your way?

  • Leave.

would you wait three hours for pancake?

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