Writer: Jackson Lee (Page2)

Jackson is a Hong-Kong born Canadian loving and living in Japan. His passions are karaoke, ramen (tonkotsu) and Doraemon. Why Doraemon? The story of a futuristic robot cat bringing gadgets from the future to make the mundane life more interesting was a huge part of his childhood and a pillar of his imagination. Finally he got to live in Doraemon's world! Well, Doraemon isn’t real but here he is now, and he loves it.

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AYCE Shabu Shabu: More Than Just Hot Pot

Instead of asking which one or two dishes to eat, there is a type of restaurant that will give you ALL of the things above, satisfying you to the max at an affordable price: the Shabu-Shabu All-You-Can-Eat restaurants! These places are so cheap, usually around ¥1500 for lunch and ¥2100 for dinner per adult. They also let you pig out on everything they have available on the menu. It is basically a Food Paradise.

Food & DrinkAll Japan

Jackson Lee

September 20, 2016

5 Cheat Codes for Chuuka Restaurants

You can find restaurants of world-wide cuisines in Japan, and while they are all establishments doing business in Japan, there might be some cultural differences you can take advantage of, especially at the smaller family owned restaurants. Given my personal background and experiences, I’d like to share with you 5 tips you can try the next time you visit a Chinese, or more accurately, a Chuuka restaurant here in Japan.

Food & DrinkAll Japan

Jackson Lee

September 7, 2016

Gifu's No.1 Ramen Shop: Hakushin Ebisoba

There is one shop in the Gifu region that has reigned supreme three years in a row now, selling a pretty unique ramen. Finally, I had an opportunity to try it out myself, and as a ramen fan, I can testify that the quality and the hype are completely legitimate.

Food & DrinkChubu

Jackson Lee

September 3, 2016

8 Must-Try Chuuka Dishes

The delicious wonders of the Japanese-Chinese restaurants, aka Chuuka restaurants, have been thoroughly explored in my previous article. There are many reasons why the foods don’t taste as authentic as the real Chinese cuisines, but the food is undeniably cheap and delicious. Today, let’s discover 8 of the common staples at the Chuuka establishments. The items here are all amazing items to choose. I listed in no particular order, so feel free to try them all!

Food & DrinkAll Japan

Jackson Lee

August 25, 2016

Top 3 Spicy Cup Noodles

As delicious as Japanese cuisines are, fans of the spicy often find the hotness lacking from the food in this country. When foods and snacks are advertised as “extremely spicy”, most of the time it gives nothing more than a tinkle on the tongue for those used to the peppers. Not to mention, Japan tends to use only chilli pepper and miss out on the tastes offered by other species of peppers.

Food & DrinkAll Japan

Jackson Lee

July 25, 2016

Read for Cheap! 2nd Hand Book Stores

Japan has a reading culture. People read silently in cafes, on trains, in front of the book rack of convenient stores. And they read all sorts of things too: novels, manga, magazines, etc. However, books aren’t necessarily cheap, and this is where the 2nd Hand Book Stores come to the rescue!

All Japan

Jackson Lee

July 25, 2016