So when I learned about natto, a traditional Japanese breakfast food made from fermented soybeans, my interest was piqued.

Shogun's Natto Is A Traditional Japanese Food Dish Dating Back Hundreds Of Years In ShÅ gun episode 4, Blackthorne is intrigued by the small dish that both Lady Mariko and Usami Fuji are eating.

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 ...

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.

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 ...