Comments on: Natto Experiments

By: Koji

Koji — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:34:43 +0000

I love the video, it made me drool all over my keyboard. I definitely gotta try the avocado wasabi natto.
But yeah, like DEREK said, natto cheese toast is one of my favorite ways of eating natto as well.

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By: Yoko

Yoko — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:14:16 +0000

to be honest, I got a lot of those natto ideas from this magazine:
http://www.president.co.jp/dan/backnumber/2003/20030400/

it’s called ‘dancyu’, and it’s meant for ‘guys who like to be in the kitchen’ or something like that :)

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By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:07:15 +0000

Ah ha, black pepper was your other suggestion. Umeboshi is another classic. I’ll have to give those a shot. I needed the song to be a little longer… it was tough to squeeze these three in. Thanks again for the avocado suggestion!

By: Yoko

Yoko — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:35:10 +0000

Yay you tried my suggestion! :D

You can also add a hanjuku-tamago for added creaminess.
If you want to get rid of the nebaneba-ness, chopped umeboshi does the trick. (makes it taste more sappari)
Also, to get rid of the funk more, you can add coarsely-grated pepper to any of the experiments.

Great video!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:52:01 +0000

DEREK: Hmm…interesting. I dig vegemite and cheese sandwiches, but I’m not sure I could handle the combination of the ぱりぱり of the toast and the ねばねば of the natto. I mostly eat it plain – faster and much less hassle.

Daniel L: Definitely nice on the wallet. The 100-yen Lawson near me sells a 4 pack for 105 yen. Pretty sweet deal.

By: Daniel L

Daniel L — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:34:00 +0000

Valiant effort, but for me the taste is a lost cause. I eat it because it covers three breakfasts for 88 yen.

That avocado one does look good though.

By: DEREK

DEREK — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:39:55 +0000

Here’s a better way.

Two slices of toast (whole wheat in my case, which is rare in Japan) with margarine or butter.
Put a slice or two of cheese on the bottom piece of toast.
Mix your natto up well.
Put your natto on the cheese and cover it with the second piece of toast.

Now you have a toasted natto sandwich with cheese.

PS I never eat natto with rice, this sando is much better and I’ve hooked several Japanese on it.