Japa, what?

Japadogs. What is this you might ask? Well.. it’s hot dogs, Japanese-style. What started off as a small kiosk on the corner of a busy intersection in downtown, Vancouver, has become quite a phenomenon. Although they’re running street stands at the moment, they will be opening their first official store soon! Food lovers, this is a stop you’ll just have to make. It has become one of my favorite street foods over the years, and those who have tried it will definitely understand why.

The queue might be long at times, but hey.. good food is always worth the wait, right? After all.. who could resist the tender, juicy Kurobuta pork sausage loaded with fried onions, Japanese mayo, and nori shreds? Oh, and not forgetting the teriyaki sauce.

If Steven Seagal and Rapper Icecube has made Japadogs their choice of lunch when they’re in town, I think that says quite a lot. Not forgetting the staff of these Japadog stands. Honestly, they’re some of the friendliest and down-to-earth people you’ll ever meet. So what are you waiting for? If you’re ever in Vancouver, make sure to check this food joint out, for it will definitely not disappoint!

This post is part of the series.

23 Mar 2010 Monster News

Hello everybody! It’s your resident monster editor popping in to say hi. *waves claws*

is about to hit its first month anniversary since its launch on 26th Feb ’10 and the Monsters Team would like to thank all of you for all your support and encouragement. The site has received thousands of visits since its launch and we, at the monster house are very heartened to see that people do care about what we write. So on behalf of the team, I’d like to say a big thank you. We will continue to work hard at posting up interesting and edible reads for you.

What’s new at Polkadot Monsters:

Since launching our new series page and welcoming a new monster writer Saz just last week, we’ve been getting great reviews on them. Some of you wrote in requesting a travel series, we hear you and have decided to start:

Why the name Travellers Anonymous? Because we’ve all been crazy travelling at one point or another in our lives and agree that travelling is thoroughly addictive. Hence, we’ve decided to start this travel series where we hope it will serve as some sort of “travel-deficiency therapy” by introducing travel stories from people everywhere.

First up for this travel series is

Jeff.

He grew up in Hongkong, went through international school and is now finishing up studying in London. However, he took a year off school to go backpacking in Europe for 3 months.

He has no concrete plans or bookings for anything, just him, his backpack and a general idea that he wants to keep travelling East from London. He’ll be blogging on his travels about once a week so stay tuned!

You can see his post here.

Journey Prep

Hello everyone, I’m Jeff. Soon i’ll be spending a few months travelling around Europe and will be documenting my trip here.

Here’s what will I be bringing:

1. Ear plugs
2. Sleep sheet
3. Sandals
4. Compass flashlight
5. Padlock
6. Inflatable pillow
7. Wet wipes
8. Sleep mask
9. Money belt
10. Hand sanitizer
11. Alarm clock, blister patches, sun block, mosquito repelent, sewing kit, swiss army knife, matches, bottle opener, bandaids, sink stopper plug, laundry line, powder detergent
12. OPEN MIND

I’ve decided that I should just bring an open mind. There’s not much in my backpack and I haven’t really a concrete plan. We’ll see how this goes. So please stay tuned!