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 ...

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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 ...

Often, at its heart is natto, fermented soybeans enveloped in a stringy coating that can be enjoyed in many ways, including on its own, over rice, or stirred into miso soup. Celebrated as a ...