She told viewers that natto, a staple Japanese food made from whole soybeans, is a daily staple in the octogenarian grandmother's diet. She told her viewers: “My grandma eats natto every day for her ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...