My mother eats natto whenever she can and Art really likes it too... so does my brother. In fact, almost everyone in the family likes/loves natto. I got the following from Wikipedia:
It's supposed to be extremely healthy. I have read about how it can prevent strokes, obesity, and other ailments. Yes, I do know how good it is for you. I've heard about it all my life from my mother.
When we were in Japan last month, we were served natto in Kochi for breakfast. Ummm... I took a pass on it but everybody else loved it and just smiled knowingly at me.
Recently, I saw this Frazz comic and bust out laughing.
Somehow, I can't get past the smell and sliminess. One of these days I'm really going to have to try it. After all, I like okra now!
Nattō is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis. It is popular especially as a breakfast food. As a rich source of protein, nattō and the soybean paste miso formed a vital source of nutrition in feudal Japan. Nattō can be an acquired taste because of its powerful smell, strong flavor, and slippery texture. In Japan nattō is most popular in the eastern regions, including Kantō, Tōhoku, and Hokkaido.
It's supposed to be extremely healthy. I have read about how it can prevent strokes, obesity, and other ailments. Yes, I do know how good it is for you. I've heard about it all my life from my mother.
Recently, I saw this Frazz comic and bust out laughing.
Somehow, I can't get past the smell and sliminess. One of these days I'm really going to have to try it. After all, I like okra now!
There are so many other tasty sources of protein, I wouldn't force myself to eat this, Kay.
ReplyDeleteEeuw
ReplyDeleteI like soybeans in just about any fashion, but I've never had this. I wonder if they sell it anywhere around here, I'll try it if I can find it.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't sound very appetizing. I hate to judge without trying it, but the food won't know. I will pass on that dish.
ReplyDeleteyou haven't tried it? lol...
ReplyDeleteThere are some things in life I have the courage to be different about no matter who is doing it. Keep your courage, dare to be different. Keep refusing that nasty stuff.
ReplyDeleteNot sure I could get past all that, either. Or the uncooked egg!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just loves it. Its a good thing because she is leaving for a month long trip to Japan in two weeks. As for the rest of my family, we all pass on it every time its offered to us.
ReplyDeleteI don't blame you cause I don't care to ever try it. I am not a fussy eater either. I'll stick to lentils and brown rice for now. Recently I showed my dad a bag of lentils to try, or course he flatly turned it down, but natto he never refuses. Funny cartoon....thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteL. from W.
Sounds interesting. If you like bread and butter pickles, and like okra, try pickled okra. Deep fried and battered okra almost eliminates the "slime" some folks fear, but regular or hot pickled okra is good too. Does the natto cause flatuance like navy bean soup? DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteI would probably eat natto, but I would not seek it out.
ReplyDeletedon"t know about the raw egg..otherwise I'd give it a try!
ReplyDeleteI love love love Okra. Somehow, I don't think the Natto is anything like it. Looks like Boston Baked Beans to me and I don't like BBB. Are you sure you aren't fooling us? Dianne
ReplyDeleteI'll pass. Give me crisp bacon with my COOKED eggs, please.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure in Japan they have a National Natto Day.
ReplyDeleteI probably wouldn't like it either. I'd pass. Love the cartoon. I bet it made your day.
ReplyDeleteme neither. just can't eat it!
ReplyDeleteFriendly Aloha from Waikiki
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You don't have to worry about preventing obesity. Just don't let any doctors put you on cortico-steroids, which make you swell up like a balloon and you weigh 200 lbs. for the rest of your life, whether you eat or not.
ReplyDeleteI loved the cartoon, too.
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