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Kids Love Natto

Posted on 01. Feb, 2005 @ 12:07 am by harvey in Culture Views: 318

Kids love Natto. Even American kids. If you love Japanese food, you gotta try Natto. I recommend asking for Natto by name when you go to a Japanese restaraunt.

Look at the lovely kid loving Natto! Yum!

The story of stinky rotten Natto has been done so many times though I have little to add. One thing though. I went into a regular restaraunt in Tokyo once with a friend who wasn’t going to be in Japan very long, so I begged the shop keeper for natto. They didn’t have it on the menu, but they were able to some how scrounge up a special cup of Natto just for us! Now that’s service!

Strangely though, my friend was able to eat it…

This is the first website that comes up when you search Google for Natto.

And I quote…

“Natto is fermented soybeans that is a traditional Japanese staple for more than 1,000 years. Recently its medical benefits are widely recognized in Japan resulting in its increased popularity. Some of its beneficial effects are prevention of heart attacks, strokes, cancer, osteoporosis, obesity and intestinal disease caused by pathogens. Some of the effects are attributed to its soybean origin.”

Healthy or not. I’m not eating it.

That website will also show you how to get Natto bacteria in the states so you can grow your own if you want to… I really have never met a foreigner in Japan who really likes Natto though. I know people who will eat it… But they usual admit that they don’t especially enjoy it.

I’m proud to say that Natto, Uni, that Torotoro stuff, and KaniMiso are some of the Japanese foods that I refuse 100% of the time.

Yuck.

-Harvey