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Plasticky Crêpes

Started by tofugu · 11 months ago

Let’s change up the pace a bit. Enough with the language lectures; let’s talk about crêpes!
What is so interesting about crêpes you might ask? Not a whole lot. I’m just salivating for a crêpe at this very moment, hence a small reason I’m writing this article. What does it have to do with Japan? [...]








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43 comments

  • Zuzu

    11 months ago

    I love those crepes because they are made really fast! I got my first in harajuku
    I like strawberrys, cream, and vanilla ice cream
    I wonder if they sell them in little tokyo in LA...
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  • 8Dhi

    11 months ago

    Ah, I wish there were crepe stands where I live.. or just a place that serves them and it's not for breakfast >.< They look so delicious :3 And they make it look so effortless when they make it :3
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  • emiko

    11 months ago

    yay! I can see it now! Uh, but now I want a crepe! Crepes are soooo good. Sadly, they are hard to find where I live. When I stayed over at my friends we would make crepes every morning for everyone in her house before we had to go to school. I was in charge of batter and washing the dishes, since I can't flip a crepe for the life of me!

    Yay crepes!

    Also, I like how they make the crepes like a cone, since whenever I buy a crepe it is impossible to pick up :(
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  • djarno

    11 months ago

    This reminds me of the sausage-on-a-stick they served for breakfast at my high school. It was like a corn dog but, instead of a hot dog, there was a sausage link and the batter was pancake mix. Plus, they gave you syrup to dip it in. And when you ate it, it was like heaven. This effect was probably due to the temporary clogging of arteries which slowed down oxygen circulation causing a feeling of euphoria. One sausage-on-a-stick is worth about negative three months of life expectancy. Someone else will have to figure out the exchange rate for Japanese crepes.
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  • yza

    11 months ago

    yum!
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  • sokout

    11 months ago

    I seriously need one of those, but there's only French crêpes in my city. :(
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  • koichi

    11 months ago

    hahaha, nice doeo avatar. That game is amazing.
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  • lawnmowerlatte

    11 months ago

    It's probably not on par with a Japanese crepes restaurant, but there's one in New York called 'Crepes and Tearia' which sells crepes and bubble tea (my favorite). There's no crazy fillings there though.
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  • Tofugu_Erin

    11 months ago

    Muscling in on my food post territory, eh Viet? Hehe, just kidding. We have to visit a lot more crepe shops the next time we go to Japan. I think we only went to the one last time.
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  • Fredy

    11 months ago

    I want a crepe.
    I actually want some milk salt ice cream, that's what I really want.
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  • stshores24

    11 months ago

    Is Japanese mayonnaise different from American? I like mayonnaise, as long as there's not gobs and gobs of the stuff.
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  • HansH

    11 months ago

    Gahh. I'm craving one right now.
    The crepe shop down the street is closed on Sundays. :(
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  • Ank

    11 months ago

    Wauw, those crepes always look amazing XD
    I'm used to a smaller kind of those crepes, so I'm always wondering how you'd eat one that size (even if it is shaped like a cone) without spilling your toppings all over the place..
    Guess I'll have to give that a try when I visit Japan =D
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  • koichi

    11 months ago

    Won't be hard to find unless the fad has died off in the last year. They're freakin everywhere, crowded, and tasty!
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  • Chester_King

    11 months ago

    The chick in white is super fine.

    Renaming Seattle-Chinatown " International District " FTL .

    If they did that here in San Francisco there would be a riot.


    I mean, that girl is hot.
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  • Viet

    11 months ago

    Haha yea, I agree. Personally I just call it Chinatown.
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  • don

    11 months ago

    hmmm...Takeshita Dori in Harajuku has the best crepe stands in Tokyo hands down, lol
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  • Maciel

    11 months ago

    i dont know how to say crêpes lol
    hahaha i actually commented somthing on tofugu
    yes!
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  • Tofugu_Erin

    11 months ago

    It rhymes with "grapes" :D
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  • Eringu

    11 months ago

    The crepes were amazing there! There were stores everywhere when we visited Tokyo. Unfortunately not as much when we went to Osaka and Kyoto.
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  • Maciel

    11 months ago

    oh thanks Erin
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  • max guell

    11 months ago

    how do you put the thingi thing above the "e" on crepe?
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  • Maciel

    11 months ago

    well to do the little one (ê)
    u hold alt and write 136 on the right number pad then let go
    and the big one (Ê)
    u hold alt and write 0202 on the right number pad then let go
    dont get mad cause i said every wrote i just wanna make sure xD
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  • reallydonotcare

    11 months ago

    i like really want a crep now, and lucky me they dont sell any nowhere near where i live .Y_Y
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  • Mai

    11 months ago

    :O. The only crepe I've ever had is at a chain Japanese all-you-can-eat-buffet, AKA TODAI. They use preservative fruit fillings :(. And it was definitely not cone shape. Although those cones look kinda difficult to eat. Are we supposed to eat it like an ice cream? & wouldn't the warm crepe skin melt the ice cream & whipped cream?

    Mer.
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  • emiko

    11 months ago

    i only like the todai in san diego . .. but i don't think it is really all japanese . . . i think it is a lot of different asian foods mixed together . . . if you like you can try to find a crepe recipe of your own an make one . . . they are pretty easy to make

    or you can go to the grocery store and buy crepe wrappers (which are usually somewhere near the produce section)
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  • Viet

    11 months ago

    There is also a Todai here in Seattle. Food quality is ok. I tend to stay away from the desserts since I'm more interested in the sushi. Unagi <3
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  • Mai

    11 months ago

    I STAY AWAY FROM SUSHI FOREVER! I'm sick and tired of getting food poisoning. (No one else who ate with me EVER gets it ;__;).

    The dessert is my favorite part since everything is not so yummy.
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  • emiko

    11 months ago

    WHAT YOU CAN'T EAT SUSHI! *goes into shock*

    i'm sorry :(
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  • Mai

    11 months ago

    I can eat sushi. That is if I don't mind having food poisoning of vomiting & other abnormal bodily functions for the next few days :P.
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  • emiko

    11 months ago

    that's too bad, you can't even have the sush that is all vegetables . . . although that isn't really sushi is it . . . no i think it is . . .i'm confused
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  • Zaywex

    11 months ago

    Ah, I feel lucky, I live in Seattle~!
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  • JackTamaki

    11 months ago

    The crepe stands are still everywhere in Japan. I saw them all over in Fukuoka, Kyoto, and Tokyo.
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  • Chimiko

    11 months ago

    Wow, that looks so good!! I want one too ..
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  • Digger

    11 months ago

    A friend from Ibaraki told me the same thing about mayo...apparently there's even a term for people who love mayonaisse.
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  • Izeyhec

    11 months ago

    ok tho's look so good i want one right now luckly i live in seattle i can go get one ne time lol
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  • Ana_chan

    10 months ago

    Thanks for the article!
    These crêpes sure look different from the ones I'm used to. They're huuuuge! As everybody said, they make it look so easy to make...T__T
    I'm sure I'd make a mess if I tried eating one. So much for the supposedly French impeccable manners. Besides, they're just too pretty to be eaten... :3
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  • Rosalin

    9 months ago

    I believe it should be "maître des crêpes," as opposed to "maître de crêpes."
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  • Viet

    9 months ago

    Someone finally took notice :) I suppose it has to due with the fact this is a Japanese-oriented blog.
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  • Racing School

    7 months ago

    You're making me hungry. I think I need to teach my girlfriend how to make a Japanese crepe.
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  • SEO

    4 months ago

    Yummy Crepe menu... I just wanna know a little more about one of the item of this crepe menu n that's everyone's favorite ICE CREAM... Do we have just one vanilla flavor ice cream along with strawberries and topped with chocolate sauce..?? Can't we make it another combination with our own choice..??
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  • BarbJ

    2 months ago

    The crepes in France are big like that too. At least at the crepe shop I ate at in Paris. Same kind of pan too.
    I ordered mine with butter and honey. It was heavenly!
    But they folded it up into a kind of envelope shape, not a cone. Those shops look like fun!
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  • commercial kitchenware

    2 weeks ago

    I always like to it specially crepes.. But it is hard to eat crepes especially with lots of toppings
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