Alex Quinn's Japan Journal

3/10/2005, Eating natto

Natto is a Japanese food made by fermenting whole soybeans.  It's known for being very stinky.  Most foreigners don't like it.  Even many Japanese don't like it, but most eat it regularly.  It's known for being good for your health in a number of ways.  Just for the challenge, I intentionally got myself accustomed to the taste of natto.  Now, I eat it all the time.  I can honestly say I like the stuff.  For those, who've never seen natto, I took these short movies to illustrate the consistency of the stuff.

Stirring natto.

Eatting natto.

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