You are reading a food blog called mmm-yoso!!! Kirk, who usually writes about His food adventures, is somewhere in the world having those adventures. Ed(from Yuma) is planning His adventures. Cathy is writing about an adventure around here.
If you've shopped at 99 Ranch Market, you've seen it. The cart in front of the cash registers. During the week, it's not open. On the weekend, though, it is.
The lady at the pancake cart…making Chinese pancakes before your eyes.We pay for the pancakes at the cash register, then can walk up with the receipt and order.
On the center section are already baked red bean paste pancakes. The fresh batter is being baked in the unique pan and when finished baking (the top is baked/not sticky but not browned…with the rounded top-like what happens when you make cupcakes) and then is placed on top of another baked half, which has filling in it (in this case, the custard cream) the two halves manage to stay together, because they are both hot and ready when placed on top of each other. 
One of each flavor; our usual order. You can see the bottoms are baked and the complete 65¢ pancake is secure.
Here's a cross section view. You can see the dense yet bubbly batter is all baked, with nice outer crusts. The custard is not runny and the red bean paste has a nice texture. These were still warm when we got home…so good.
I hope you are all having a nice weekend!
99Ranch Market 7330 CLairmont Mesa Boulevard San Diego 92111 (858) 974-8899
I’ve never tried the custard filled one. Something to look forward to during my break… 🙂
Oh yes, try the custard at least once, cc. Just remember, the cart is only open on weekends.
I hate it that you have to (first) pay for it with the cashier b/c the lines to check out on weekends are SO long. But these lil’ pancakes – I call them Asian ebelskivers 🙂 – are so awesome when they’re hot and fresh. I usually just eat the outside though (and secretly want to ask the girl making them to stuff them w/ nutella)..
yeah, which is why i’ll probably never be able to try those, ha ha. parking on a weekend at 99 ranch? yikes!
Ooo Nutella! What a great idea, Faye.
Because of the new Zion Market and everyone shopping there, 99Ranch had parking spaces at noon on a Sunday, cc. Crazy…