Horse mackerel coated in sea salt before grilling. This forms a crust without imparting too strong a salt flavour to the fish.
Sheets of nori, paper-thin, violet-coloured leaves of seaweed with a seafood flavour, brushed with soy sauce, usually wrapped around chunks of rice.
A place where drinks can be bought. A red paper lantern is hung outside by which it can be recognised. This sounds a little like the advice given by Gerard Hoffnung to people visiting England for the first time. "Every police station displays a red light".
Ark shell or pepitona clam. A type of clam with a red colour. It can grow to as large as 13 cm (5 inches) in diameter. It is best eaten in spring, when the freshest ones are eaten raw or put into soups or used in dishes.
Red perilla is a herb giving both colour and flavour and is used in making umeboshi (pickled plums).
