So when I learned about natto, a traditional Japanese breakfast food made from fermented soybeans, my interest was piqued. Natto is packed with nutrients like protein, iron, calcium, fiber ...

Natto is a traditional Japanese fermented food with a unique smell and stickiness. In 2020, the National Cancer Center announced that high consumption of natto lowers mortality risk.

Japanese food maker Sonomono says its natto powder is attracting health-conscious customers in the United States. Lacking the strong smell or stickiness of traditional natto, the powdered version ...

Natto has been a staple in the Japanese diet for centuries. It's made by fermenting soybeans with the Bacillus subtilis ...

HIGASHI-OSAKA, Osaka Prefecture--Long ago, many residents of this Osaka area loathed natto, or fermented soybeans, which they derided as “rotten food.” With such an aversion now a thing of the ...

A start-up firm affiliated with Keio University developed a new food source made of a powdered form of a bacterium used for natto fermented soybeans. The bacterium can be mixed into bread and ...

Read the following text and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] From the “leaning tower of pizza” to a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans’ quirky plastic food sculptures went ...