Aさん：「What are you cooking?」
Zさん："Well, first I created a soup of pickles, sauerkraut, and うめぼし. Then I poured that soup into a pie shell and baked it. I call the whole thing Soup Pie."
Aさん：「...Yes... yes it is.」
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Z-san explains: "Pickles, sauerkraut, and うめぼし(umeboshi) are all sour foods. The Japanese word 酸っぱい(suppai) means 'sour' and sounds like 'Soup Pie'."
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