Considering how much of a Starbuck junkie I am, I had people tell me what was nice (and not) every now and then. One time, I was told to try out Starbucks Pancakes. I was like… It’s just pancakes? How will Starbucks Pancakes be much better?
Because of my skepticism, I ended up trying them Starbucks Pancakes for the first time only recently. Yep! Roughly 1 year I was told this was da pancakes to have! I was not feeling very hungry (having had late breakfast), so I thought I would just order a set of pancakes to peck at.
Except for its more-than-average thickness, the stack of 3 looked real plain and unassuming! And being Starbucks, they paired the pancakes with butter, strawberry jam and, of course, maple syrup.
I tried my first pancake in its most original form – sans everything.
First thought? It tasted like Chinese Egg Muffin (鸡蛋糕). This was not supposed to be surprising, considering that all pancakes / waffles / Chinese muffins were made from the same ingredients. It’s just interesting that this was the first time I could taste one in another!
Like the muffin, the pancake had a rich milky, sweet flavour, with a fluffy texture to it. It definitely tasted different from your usual McDonald’s pancakes!
Next, I smeared butter over the Starbucks Pancakes – it did nothing much to alter the taste or sensation. Admittedly, this also meant that the pancakes were too strong in flavour.
I then tried the pancake with some strawberry jam – nope! The 2 clashed like Drogon and Viserion. A sharp metallic taste quickly filled my mouth and drowned whatever decency the Starbucks Pancakes had originally.
Lucky for me, I only tried a segment of the pancake with the jam.
Finally, it was time to drench the last of the Starbucks Pancakes in them heavenly maple syrup.
Can I say if there’s heaven, they should stock up both the Starbucks Pancakes with maple syrup?
Like I said, the pancakes was richly sweet and milky, so the maple syrup added a sort of flat-sweet and a second layer of woody fragrance.
That being said, avoid spamming them together! It gets too sweet and rich eventually.
The next time I have them Starbucks Pancakes, I would definitely have it plain again. Perhaps for one of the pancakes, I would drizzle the maple syrup. The strawberry jam nor butter would be given PPO (Personal Protection Order) from my pancakes.
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