Traditionally, they require a lot of work but recently, I learned that you can make Japanese soufflé pancakes by simply hacking one reliable store-bought ingredient: boxed pancake mix.

And people are lining up to try it. Customer: Really cool that I can travel here and be able to have a Japanese pancake and not have to travel all the way to Japan. Medha: We're outside of Flipper ...

Flipper’s is a popular Japanese pancake spot brought over from Tokyo to similar success here in Hong Kong. It’s famous for their jiggly “kiseki” pancakes, which translates to miracle pancakes.