French version
Natto納豆alternative words: Nattou keywords: food related topics: Soy sauce related web sites: http://www.marumiya-g.co.jp/index1.html explanation: Japanese food coming from a fermentation of soybeans enveloped with rice straws and maintained in the temperature around 40d Celsius. Though the straws contain naturally the necessary bacteria, now people use bred ones. It is popular only in the eastern Japan and the main center of fabrication is at Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture. Usually it is consumed by mixing with soy sauce. | |