1. tsukemono   fish cooked in a sauce   wheat noodles in a thick fish broth with vegetables and fish cakes   pickled vegetables   fried rice with green peas, eggs, pork and shrimp   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. shabu shabu   deep-fried breaded pork served on a bed of rice cooked with egg, onions and green peas   thin slices of beef cooked in a broth with vegetables   wheat noodles in a thick fish broth with vegetables and fish cakes   a thick soup made with prawns, shellfish, chicken, bean curd and vegetables   Half-n-half Clue   3. soomen   stewed vegetables   very thin wheat noodles served chilled with diced cucumber and a soy-sauce dip   fish cooked in a sauce   pickled vegetables   Half-n-half Clue   4. tempura udon   pickled vegetables   a summer dish of cold buckwheat noodles served with cold soup   thin slices of beef cooked in a broth with vegetables   wheat noodles in broth served topped with thin slices of battered and deep-fried meat or seafood and vegetables   Half-n-half Clue   5. zaru soba   fried vegetables   deep-fried breaded pork served on a bed of rice cooked with egg, onions and green peas   green vegetables boiled and served with soy sauce   a summer dish of cold buckwheat noodles served with cold soup   Half-n-half Clue   6. bento   fish cooked in a sauce   Thin slices of beef, bean curd, noodles, leeks and other vegetables simmered in mixture of soy sauce, rice wine and sugar   A set lunch box   pickled vegetables   Half-n-half Clue   7. yasai itame   wheat noodles in broth served topped with thin slices of battered and deep-fried meat or seafood and vegetables   a winter soup made with vegetables, eggs and fish cakes   fish cooked in a sauce   fried vegetables   Half-n-half Clue