The Pantree

Breakfast Club: 5 Spots For Min Jiang Kueh Pancakes

"Min jiang kueh is given whimsical twists in this home-grown café that stretches the boundaries of what can go into these turnover pancakes. On the menu are more than 20 flavours (from $2.50 to $5). Those with a sweet tooth can bite into pancakes with flavours such as peanut-studded Nutella and Speculoos (spiced cookie butter). The savoury section comprises mind-boggling permutations of fillings such as chicken floss, luncheon meat, ham, cheese and egg. Popular varieties include chicken floss and cheese ($4.50) and luncheon meat, cheese and egg ($4.20). Earlier this month, The Pantree concocted a salted egg yolk fish skin and cheese min jiang kueh to mark Chinese New Year. The takeaway kiosk, which started out as a café in CT Hub in Lavender Street in 2016, is run by couple Victor Yong and his Ipoh-born wife, whose father is a street hawker that also peddles mee jiang kueh in Ipoh. The couple has mastered craft of turning out the pancakes from the griddle, which yields a pillow-soft centre and crisp and thin edges. Earlier last month, it moved to a snazzy location at Marina One, serving mainly office workers in the vicinity during lunchtime, with about 110 pancakes sold daily." - Kenneth Goh