Have you ever heard of Natto? It’s a fermented soybeans and one of the typical Japanese food. It’s sticky and have unique smell. Japanese people often eat it and you can find it at any supermarket near you in Japan. Even Natto is offered for school meal and breakfast at the traditional Japanese Inn.
The peculiarities of Natto
As I mentioned above, the most feature point of natto is the smell. To tell the truth it smells bad people say that the smells like a wet and sticky socks after taking off the shoes. Do not stop reading this article now. Let me explain another feature of Natto. It’s a unique texture. It’s sticky, stringy and gooey but it’s not as bad as you might think. The taste is so much delicious then many Japanese people eat it with steamed rice for breakfast. Natto is high in protein, mineral, vitamin and fiber. We eat natto with raw egg and seasoned with some Japanese spices. To wrap up with, natto is smelly and looks not good but it is healthy and nutritious.
How to use a styroform package of natto
I shared some peculiarities of natto and then I’m going to explain how to eat natto that is sold at the any supermarket but you might be confuse to cook it because the package is a little bit complicated. However it is very easy to open and it’s not cooking.
One set of natto contains usually three packages. I’m going to introduce ” Thick and creamy natto bean とろっ豆” from mizkan.
Look at the picture below. This is one package of three.
There are delicious natto in the package. It’s standard that several sticky natto beans stick to the lid or the film.
First cut off the lid. It’s easy to take the lid thanks to the perforated line.
Fold the lid in half and then the sauce gets out automatically. You can season natto with the sauce without making your hands dirty. You often get hands dirty when you season natto by using ordinally packages.
Make sure mix them in large numbers for about 50 times to make it creamy fluffy and sticky.
It’s ready to eat! How do you look at? Is it delicious or disgusting?
It tastes salty and creamy. After eating it, it will be sticky around your mouth and it’s going to be full of smell of natto in your mouth. Natto has strong flavor so that it goes well with hot steamed rice.
Would you like to try it? It’s said that it’s either you love it or hate it.
Summary
Though many Japanese people like natto, people came from other countries will take a while to get used to the unique features of natto. But it’s kind of an acquired taste! When you visit Japan, you should try it!
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