These ricotta cheese pancakes are the most popular order at Micasadeco & Cafe. The dish, which cost 1,750 yen, or about $12, featured three plump pancakes with a side of cream, plus maple syrup served in a mini beaker.
Our dish arrived with “Merci” spelled out in powdered sugar, a sweet thank you from the chef. The pancakes, topped with a perfectly square butter knob, looked so plump you could rest your head on them.
My boyfriend and I couldn’t resist moving the plate around, laughing like kids as we watched the pancakes jiggle. Micasadeco & Cafe says on its website that soufflé pancakes are known as the “dancing pancakes.” I couldn’t think of a more fitting nickname.
The soufflé pancakes were as delicious and fluffy as they looked. Their texture was light as air, melting in my mouth, and the ricotta cheese and fresh cream added a lovely hint of sweetness.
My boyfriend and I were also huge fans of the maple syrup. I was shocked to learn it was from Costco’s Kirkland brand, a discovery I made when I spotted the bottle on the way to the bathroom.
