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If you have trypophobia, fair warning—the dish I’m about to discuss (and that’s pictured here) may make you recoil. On our Instagram this spring, Food52 resident Mandy Lee revealed her riff on a street food staple whose variations are found across Asia. Called martabak, the pancake can be sweet or savory, thick or thin, and stuffed or topped with everything from fruit to peanut butter to meat.
Mandy, who films her Escapism Cooking series in her Hong Kong kitchen, combined three of these fillings—bananas, peanuts, and bacon—in her Elvis-inspired martabak, sparking intrigue and wonder among our followers. It has since become our most-popular Instagram Reel, ever.
