Otsukemono shop (乙漬物本店, also formerly known as Gina & Yaald's Cafe) is a popular pickled vegetable restaurant and shop on planet Tal and a growing competitor of the ZUvo Restaurant chain. Otsukemono shop, initially a hobby shop, was founded by an Agudner boy named Yaald and a Talyxian rooter named Gina that grew into a full restaurant. Gina, now CEO of the company, was a nutritionist studying the physiological function and culture of the Eltus races. Yaald is still involved in menu development and is the main cook.