The Natto Experience

What is Natto? Well, this video will certainly educate you if you've never seen it before! We forgot to mention that Natto is actually Fermented Soybeans with a bacteria known as Bacillis subtilus, which I personally like to translate to "Subtle Bacteria? I think the hell not!"
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• natto
• the subtle baceria
• rotted
• soybeans
• fermented
• japan
• cuisine
• tokyo
• food
• everyday
• meals
• beans

[Jojeeh]

what did you think natto was? they sell natto, the same kind of natto that you've shown here on the vid, here in the US.  i am so curious what you thought it was before you arrived in japan.

[ladylaurajones]

@Jojeeh soooo I was a total noob about it and I got Natto confused with a Korean bean appetizer that is just kidney beans dipped in a sweet sauce....totally not the same. lol.

[ladylaurajones]

Interesting. I didn't know that! Thanks for the comment. Here in Tokyo I have seen quite a few people eating it so I assumed it was rather widespread.

[Jojeeh]

@ladylaurajones ah gotcha. :) i used to hate natto but now i can't get enough of it. you should give it another try.

[montagnesy]

Actually most of the western Japanese people, esp Osaka, HATE natto.

If you go Osaka and open a pack of natto then people would literally run away from it.