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GJB995 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:31:42 -0000

sounds good. I'm hungry agian.

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Fredy — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:35:17 -0000

So I woke up early and am going through random tofugu posts cause I can't go back to sleep...
I tried it! I tried the natto at my host family's house. My host mother hates it, but she told me to try it. She took a picture. haha. The brother and sister love it. I thought it wasn't too bad. It was an intense taste. I could eat it though... I didn't finish it, it was too much, haha. That is definitely an acquired taste. Needs like... a ton of salt or sugar? I told her that if I was starving, I'd eat it.

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Izumi — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:46:42 -0000

I used to dislike the smell of natto ...
and stay away from it, until my friend
ask me to try it one day at a restaurant
and I loved it ever since then ...
actually if u cook it hot ... it doesn't get
very stringy like how you eat it out ...
cause as long as u have it hot or warm it
is super tasty ... and I love it wet cause
you can eat it with rice and it taste super
good ...

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Tyler — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:06:57 -0000

It looks like burnt corn puffs. Is it sweet? What is it made out of?

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エスター — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:58:15 -0000

im surprised ive never seen this before!! im an american practicing japanese and i work in a japanese-styled grocery store part-time, so i often get to try...well pretty much everything from japan, and i also get to see all the different kinds of foods available from japan, either when i stock, or bag groceries~~ive never even heard of dry nattou before!! thanks for the info~

(slightly off topic)
the first time i had nattou, i was eating lunch with tenchou-san, and he asked me "nattou! do you eat?" (in english!! lol)
「まだ食べませんですが食べてみたいですよ！」って言った [sorry if my japanese is weird!!]
i had read on several american's blogs about their first time eating nattou, and that "it stinks", "the nebu-nebu looks like snot", "its sticky", and "it tastes HORRIBLE"

"well..." i though, "ive acquired tastes for alot of asian foods that i didnt like at first, many of which stank as well..." (examples that come to mind would be tako, miso soup for the first time, and kimchi?...yah, bad examples...lol, sorry)

according to the blogs, many americans dont like using the packages of mustard and soy sauce that come in the bags, and the ones who develop a taste for nattou usually add lots of daikon and onions, etc. on top of rice

tenchou-san of course made the nattou for me, and added the mustard and soy sauce, i tried not to look at it, nor think about the smell, when i put it in my mouth to try it...

...

「やっぱり、マズイ～」と思いました。
店長さんに「おいしくない」って言った。

he just laughed at me and got out some paper towels...and then i finished eating the rest of my lunch, (THE SMELL AND TASTE WOULD NOT GO AWAY!!)

i thanked him for making the meal
「はい！おごちそうさまです～おいしかったよ！」
「ハハハハハハッ、なっとうは？」
「いや、それはちょっと・・・」

but yes, i want to try it again, and try to develop a taste for it!! next time with lots of daikon and onions. and i also want to try this snack!!

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Gordon — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:25:20 -0000

I've never tried natto but have read about it a few times in articles. I don't remember why, but it's supposedly really good for you.

... No wonder it smells/tastes so bad!

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Erin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:23:55 -0000

You're missing out by not eating tofu. It's healthy! And you can eat it fried! Try it sometime. I think people should always try to venture out of their comfort zone every once and a while. Might be hard in Indiana, though, from what I hear.

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Rock Martin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:03:45 -0000

I dunno. I don't think I like Natto since it's "fermented" and it's "soy". I mean, I don't even eat tofu.

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Julia — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:02:21 -0000

Please, inform me about this lovely sounding Natto.

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Hanako — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:25:26 -0000

I LOVE natto!! My dad and brother aren't too keen on natto, though...they leave the house whenever I or my mom start eating it...wimps. I don't think I've ever been conscious of the smell, EVER. It's really strange...

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Erin — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:03:00 -0000

It's very good for you, though. That's what makes me eat it, haha.

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Ivan — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:58:03 -0000

Ah natto! My friends and I used to buy a lot of them at Korean or Japanese supermarkets and use those spiderweb strings to creep out our parents.
I tried some of that. I didn't like it as much as the regular ones though. But then again I don't really like natto in general.

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Kuristeru — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:29:42 -0000

^_^/ . Most of the time I would be doing this waving motion with my chopsticks... it gets annoying. Kind of like when you eat a really, really cheesy pizza, except the cheese doesn't stick.

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Erin — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:26:23 -0000

I don't think I would mind the wetness of natto so much if I didn't think the strings were getting all over my mouth/chin and making me smell funky.

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Sexy Beam — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:20:17 -0000

Taking wetness out of natto just seems like... taking away the best part. It's just so much more fun to eat that way, or maybe I'm just childish.

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Erin — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 22:19:12 -0000

I'll make a post later sharing my anti-slime secrets, haha.

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Alec — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 22:17:24 -0000

Wow, that sounds cool! I don't mind natto except for the gooeyness because it gets everywhere and I end up looking like I've been sneezed on. I'll have to track some down when I get to Japan.

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Erin — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:26:00 -0000

You haven't eaten gasoline, and we all know it, so stop being a baby!

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koichi — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:15:34 -0000

Totally understandable. Unlike Erin, I HATE natto; it tastes like gasoline. Though, these dry natto nuts sound okay.

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Onimusha Nosferatu — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:42:22 -0000

i had the wet kind. i think it was kinda good even though it had that modly cheese after taste. the slime is the best part. haha. i don't plan on eating more for a while.