Raw Bar (solution)
by James Grimmelmann
The ingredients lists are cryptograms; each ingredient represents a letter.
| A | Panko |
| B | Salmon |
| C | Octopus |
| D | Clam |
| E | Red snapper |
| G | Cucumber |
| H | Yellowtail |
| I | Eel |
| K | Tofu |
| L | Sea bass |
| M | Roe |
| N | Halibut |
| O | Tuna |
| P | Cream cheese |
| Q | Radish |
| R | Mackerel |
| S | Avocado |
| T | Shrimp tempura |
| U | Squid |
| W | Scallop |
The letters represented by the ingredients in each roll spell the type of painted sculptures in a CowParade variant held by that city. (Duplicate letters are omitted)
| Atlanta roll | DOLPHIN |
| Berlin roll | BEAR |
| Istanbul roll | SHOE |
| London roll | ELePHANT |
| San Francisco roll | HEART |
| Seattle roll | PIG |
| Washington roll | PANDa |
| Zurich roll | COW |
Indexing by price into the name of the city reveals the answer: HAMBURGER
| LOBSTER | 1 | Halifax | H |
| HAWK | 4 | iowA city | A |
| ROoSTEr | 4 | miaMi | M |
| DINOSAUR | 6 | pittsBurgh | B |
| ORCA | 6 | vancoUver | U |
| CRAB | 8 | baltimoRe | R |
| DUCK | 3 | euGene | G |
| SQUIRrEL | 8 | glendalE | E |
| DRAGON | 6 | newpoRt (UK) | R |