The Japanese word for "vinegared things," with a meaning similar to a salad. Sunomono ingredients may be raw or cooked and include items like broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, daikon, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, pea pods, spinach, string beans, seaweed and sometimes seafood, meat or poultry. The saladlike ingredients are coated with vinegar that's usually sweetened with sugar and flavored with various seasonings.