It has been played out millions of times before: Natto vs. Gaijin... Some love it, some hate it, there is no in-between. One rule...the Natto always wins. Natto is fermented (rotting) soybeans. They are sticky, stringy, pungent, everything you could imagine in rotting vegetable matter. Natto causes a 50/50 split with all people, Japanese and Gaijin (foreigner). You either love it or hate it. First time I had it, the flavor was so different I couldn't make a call. The second time was my day of reckoning, the moment of truth, whose cuisine reigns supreme? I've taken a liking to Tamago-gohan for breakfast. It's 1 raw egg (sorry mom) mixed with soy sauce and some other stuff (salmon, pickles, etc) mixed with warm rice from the night before. It's taken the place of oatmeal in my
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