She told viewers that natto, a staple Japanese food made from whole soybeans, is a daily staple in the octogenarian ...

Much like Italian gorgonzola, German sauerkraut and Norwegian rakfisk (fermented trout), Japanese natto falls into the category of foods people tend to either love or hate. This particular traditional ...

Natto – a integral part of Japanese cuisine – was once only known abroad by hardcore foodies. But Japanese food makers are creating new forms of the fermented soybeans and gaining global fans ...

Natto is a traditional Japanese fermented food with a unique smell and stickiness. In 2020, the National Cancer Center announced that high consumption of natto lowers mortality risk. Natto not ...

Read why tempeh is healthy and nutritious, whether you’re vegetarian or not. Natto is a staple probiotic food in traditional Japanese cuisine. Like tempeh, it’s made from fermented soybeans.

A start-up firm affiliated with Keio University developed a new food source made of a powdered form of a bacterium used for natto fermented soybeans. The bacterium can be mixed into bread and ...