The wonder that is Natto.....the Japanese marmite Photo 2

The wonder that is Natto.....the Japanese marmite

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December 1st 2011
So one of the questions that westerners often get asked (and I've been asked on a few occasions by the school kids) is whether you like natto. Natto is, rather unappealingly, fermented soybeans. Like marmite, it is one of those things you either love or hate. I had held off trying any, but last Friday evening my friend Jane came over to watch a DVD and we decided to give it a go. Well, I ca ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more