Scrambled pancakes hack leads many to cry crime while others claim its kinda genius

A trending breakfast hack is dividing viewers on TikTok as some call it “genius” and others call it “a crime.” So which is it?Content creators and at-home foodies on the platform are making what’s known as “scrambled pancakes.”Instead of pouring the pancake mix into a skillet or on the griddle and waiting for the mixture to cook and bubble before flipping it over, people are scrambling the batter in the pan like eggs until they’re left with different sized pancake pieces.One TikTok creator, @archivedchef, has garnered over 13.7 million views of her video of the scrambled pancake.The comment section is filled with users calling the hack “blasphemous.”“I would never disrespect pancakes in that way,” one TikTok user wrote.“Who hurt you?” another social media account commented.The video even gained attention from Eggo, the American frozen waffle brand, which wrote on TikTok, “Scrambled pancakes is WILD.”Not all social media users found the hack to be a problem.Some appear interested in trying it out.“This … actually isn’t a bad idea, I’m intrigued,” one TikTok user commented.“Honestly, this is kinda genius… It’s kinda like mini pancakes,” another wrote.“This seems smart for babies starting solids so you don’t have to cut it up into tiny pieces,” another user wrote.The creator, @archivedchef, is amazed by the reactions from users on social media.“I thought it would be a fun idea for a video because of all the reactions it might receive, some positive, and some not so much,” the user, who is from Southern Pines, North Carolina, told Fox News Digital.“The idea of scrambling pancakes was so out-of-the-box that I knew it would be fun to try and entertaining for my followers.”It turns out that the idea of a scrambled pancake is not brand new — and has been around since the mid-19th century in Austria.Kaiserschmarrn, or “imperial mess,” is a traditional dessert originating in Austria and found through...