Natto
 

How do you not have a natto thread
The fermented soy beans that is so healthy but so disgustingly disgusting both to the taste & to the nose & to the eye.

It smells of rotten garbage, it looks like something that belongs up a whales nose & tastes of poop!

So do you like it?

It is one of those love it or hate it things.

Japan's answer to Marmite

Noone's tried this? :eek:
It's more popular than sushi in east Japan ;)

Let's see...yes, it is disgusting. No, it is nutrion-wise not very healthy.

And technically, only old and very traditional Japanese people eat it.

Almost every japanese person I've met (I live in East Japan) eats it & goes on about how healthy it is.
Personally I hate it, it tastes like feet.

Have you ever noticed that they say that little healthy bit about just about everything you eat.

Chinese do that a lot too. They are like, please order our delicious dog penis. Very good for your virility. However eating testicles can be bad for a woman's health so I don't think they would recommend that.

Green tea is actually fairly good for you because of the antioxidants. But yeah, the only way I can eat natto is very fast followed by something strong like umeboshi.

I used to hate Natto, I would refuse to eat it. but I soon over came it. though its not my favorite Japanese food I can stand to eat it now. But I dont Remember how I came over it.

its looks gross to me
like beans wid microwaved marshmellows in it mixd

I don't like it ..period .. :D

Lol thats funny I thought you would be a person who did like it :D well I know some Japanese People that don't like Natto,

It takes some getting use to I think.

there are a few japanese food that I don't like, Natto is on top of it :D
then next would be wasabi :D ..

Has anyone tried Kusaiya?

Kusaiya?? have not heard of that.. what kind of food is that??

It is fish!
But that's not the bad part.
They have vats of this sauce that has been fermenting for 200 years. 200!!! & it absolutely stinks. Worse than any food I've ever tried.
& the taste is like rotten fish, I couldn't get the taste out of my mouth for days. No amount of brushing, gargling or spirits would get rid of it.
I wont be trying that again.

Uh the smell....!
 

kusaiya, is a pickled fish with its innards.. Ill remember that. Probably that is where it got its name, kusai ... :D

Oh yeah, forgot about the dreaded Kusaiya...my first Japanese boss made me try it one night at a company party...I thought I was going to die...take about a taste that stays with you...geez!

Lemon hart 151 proof (75.5% abv) straight was the only thing that could burn the taste away.

Thanks for the advise but I'll never eat Kusaiya again regardless of the possible remedies for that after...after...after taste!

:vsign:

:D so there is always a way.. hopefully I won't be made to eat this food lol...

just wanted to say that I like to eat natto. it's not my favourite, but I like it. Sure, the smell is aweful, but one can learn to ignore it :D

ewwie!!
 

hey.. im not a big fan of natto..
i hav a friend and she absolutely loves it and eats it infront of my and i cant stand the smell it is aweful.. she eats it like she's in heaven..
dont know how she does it! =/

uhh!! yuck!!
that doesnt sound too good.. thanks for the warning.. i will look out for the DISGUSTING-sounding food!

oh, many guys hate natto!
I'm japanese and often eat natto, and my 1 year old daughter eat them too :p
In Japan, Kansai area(around Osaka) ppl don't eat natto, but Kanto area(around Tokyo) ppl natto almost every day!! As much as American eat Mcdonald's I think.

I think I know what it is... I don't like it =[
Apparently it is 'the ultimate health-food'