Ah, he supposes it is a rather lot of information. Dimitri holds off for a moment patiently as Lorenz leans over to inspect the menu himself, already full of questions. Perhaps that is a good sign... Dimitr is not sure how much time Lorenz had spent staring out the window, but his dazed response had made Dimitri... wonder.

"I do not know how they make it, but here, soda simply seems to refer to a kind of drink," Dimitri explains, letting his gaze skim along the menu again. "As for miso - that pronunciation was correct - that is a sort of seasoning native to Johto." He pauses, doing his best to recall the intricacies of what it is, exactly. "They ferment a kind of bean, and the other ingredients added to it define the exact flavor, before they make it into a paste, or seasoning. For the soup itself, many restaurants like this one seem to favor having their menu reflect the seasons, so the exact ingredients are always changing."

Oh, that reminds him - "They used a very soft food called 'tofu' often, however. It is white, often cut into small blocks, and apparently takes in the flavor of its surroundings. It is very easy to easy." And thus hopefully will go down well for Lorenz in particular.