Much like Italian gorgonzola, German sauerkraut and Norwegian rakfisk (fermented trout), Japanese natto falls into the ...

As a fermented food, natto is naturally funky ... Each natto pack comes with two sauce packets: tare (a sweetened soy-based sauce) and karashi (a spicy, wasabi-like mustard).

For example, soy protein has been ... you’re vegetarian or not. Natto is a staple probiotic food in traditional Japanese cuisine. Like tempeh, it’s made from fermented soybeans.

But Japanese food makers are creating new forms of the fermented ... make traditional natto, soybeans are first soaked and steamed in water before fermentation. But Shonan Soy Studio uses coffee ...

Low Oil and Seasoning: Japanese cuisine uses minimal oil and spices, focusing instead on seasonal fruits and vegetables, which keeps their meals light and nutritious. Green and Herbal Tea Habits: ...

New dishes such as “‘natto’ (fermented soybeans ... Sai turned over the restaurant to her nephew at the age of 70. The “tofu with ‘tarako’ (salted cod roe)” is a dish she came ...

From her refrigerator, she unpacks fermented tamarind, mushrooms, fish guts, salt, tempeh and natto. “Here, try some,” she says ladling some fermented mushrooms onto a spoon (the stuff is deli ...