In Japan, natto is often enjoyed for breakfast served over rice and mixed with raw egg, soy sauce, and green onions. Even if you don’t live in Japan, you can find natto at most Asian grocery stores.

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 – 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 ...

HIGASHI-OSAKA, Osaka Prefecture--Long ago, many residents of this Osaka area loathed natto, or fermented soybeans, which they derided as “rotten food.” With such an aversion now a thing of the ...

The natto bacterium’s stunning ability to proliferate ... Adding the bacterium can also apparently make rice cakes easier to chew. Such an attribute is expected to have various applications ...