What is Japan's Stinkiest Superfood?
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Published 2023-11-22
If not, don't worry as we're here to help you expand your palette. Nattō are soybeans that have been fermented by a bacteria called Bacillus subtilis, which naturally exists in rice straw. Atsuya Okuno, a third-generation nattō producer, shares the fascinating history of this traditional Japanese dish. While our resident foodie @BerylShereshewsky gives this unique dish a try for the first time.
Discover the rich flavors and cultural significance of nattō as we embark on a culinary journey through Japan's diverse cuisine.
#Food #Japan #Natto
00:00 Intro
00:31 What is Nattō?
01:24 Bacillus subtilis & the science of it all
02:12 Making nattō
04:20 Beryl tastes nattō
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All Comments (21)
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We LOVE tasting and learning about food, snacks and desserts from all around the world. ☺️🌎 We’re making a list…share some food suggestions that you want us to make a video about! 👀👇
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Natto tastes bitter when eaten as is. If you mix it thoroughly, around 100 to 300 rotations, the amino acids react with the air, making it sweet. The stickiness strangely disappears when it comes into contact with miso soup. Additionally, it has an unusually fast speed in dissolving blood clots. Please enjoy the healthy food.
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One interesting fact about the Natto bacteria is that it's super strong and invasive. So much that workers working with fermentation (brewery, bakery, winery etc) are not allowed to eat Natto because the bacteria kills the yeasts. Likewise, there're stories where biologists and mushroom farmers had failures in their operation due to eating Natto
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Two videos with Beryl in one day? Awesome! Nice to see the Great Big Story back!
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An advice for Natto beginners. Just add a small tip of sugar in a Natto package together with mastered and soy sauce, and stir them at least 50 times. A small amount of sugar makes the taste milder and easy to eat. Sugar also helps nattokinase digest soy bean's protein. This is a popular way to eat Natto in some northern part of Japan. I do this everyday and eat one Natto package every morning.
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Natto with rice, miso soup and grilled salmon in the morning is a great way to start the day. Modern Japanese food is quite unhealthy, contrary to popular belief, but typical Japanese dishes like the classic breakfast mentioned above is extremely healthy.
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I eat this twice a week as a gut cleanser. 10/10 would recommend.
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would love to see durian be put under the same light as natto in a video! its such a 50/50 on whether or not people love or hate durian and its so interesting to me
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Tell us about a superfood you can't get enough of! 😁
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Please, try the swedish fermented fish surströmming 🙂
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It's natto in Japan and it's Kinema in Darjeeling 'India' -we prepare kinema a fermented soyabean which we take it as a delicacy . It's a part of our culture we are mostly connected with the food around us Thankyou for sharing 🙏🥘
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Went back to Japan recently after five years away. Was looking forward to natto more than any other dish.
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I tried natto first without the mustard and tare sauce and I didn't really like it. But buying a Japanese brand in the styrofoam cups, it was pretty good!
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Good on you to try natto! People don’t usually eat it on its own but obviously with rice. I love putting pickled Japanese salty plum with it with rice or on toast with mayonnaise. It adds another element to it. Thanks for putting it in a bit better light than most foreigner do and think it negatively.👏🏻
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Natto is definitely an acquired taste like Taiwanese stinky tofu. It is sticky, but cheap dish that you can buy from Japanese supermarkets starting from 70 yen or (~50 cents per pack of 3).
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Natto is one of my all time favorite things to eat! Definitely a great breakfast with rice.
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What funny was that when i was visiting my grandparents i tried some natto with a raw egg and it tastes good and i have been eating natto mostly at dinner ever since (im korean and Japanese btw)😅
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I really enjoy your videos about eccentric and unique foods from around the world. The deserts are my favorite though like the giant spit cake that looks like a Christmas Tree.
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Great video, I learned so much! would love a whole fermented foods series! kimchi, miso, soy sauce, gochujang
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Here in the North east of India we cook our version of Natto with pork and other protiens. The famous one being called Tungrymbai from Meghalaya
