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Readers Respond: Favorite Ways to Eat Natto

Responses: 25

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Natto in flavors

I forgot to mentioned that I have tried other flavors, but like the honey-like sticky 'goo' with the yellow mustard which is not very hot...blends nicely
—Guest Fumie

Natto for health

I did not like natto at the beginning but since I have blood clots to dissolve, I am eating it again...now my taste buds are not so harsh and I am getting accustomed to the taste.
—Guest Fumie

Fave Natto

My favorite way to eat natto is with grated daikon , chopped green onions, mustard and soy sauce.
—Guest RA

Natto

My favorite way to eat natto is to mix it with dried seaweed cut into little strips, a little dash of soy sauce and a raw egg, all mixed together over a small bowl of rice.
—Guest Meiyu Delfs

Guest

I love natto since I first ate it. I put shoyu, mustard (Japanese) and raw egg - mix all together and eat as is or with rice.
—Guest Joyce Onoda

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My mother who is now gone, introduced me to natto as a child and I crave it still, today when I eat it with soy sauce, green onions I always think of her, we would go to the Japanese store and she would always get a few packages just for me.
—pattychan

Try this...

You're going to think i'm crazy,but i would suggest trying natto w/american crunchy pickles(Brand: Vlasic mini ones)...it's amazing! I was skeptic at first but i'm hooked!! I was bored of eating it w/traditional negi all the time. It's refreshing and gives it a zing. :) Try it!
—Guest kittybling

not stirred

seaweed, mustard and soy, yummm. many stir up the natto, i like to keep it intact. raw egg is good but not easy to find in US.
—distimpson

Natto fave

My brother introduced me to natto when I was younger and at first I did not like it. It smelled awful. But after a while, I got used to it and then I started craving it! My favorite way -- the way he makes it -- is to put green onion, shiso, and raw squid. Mmm! It's yummy especially with the sweet taste of the squid!
—Guest Yuri

Best Natto

Natto is one of those things that I can't see many people "developing" a taste for. For me it was love at first taste. I have only met a few other white folks that like it. My favorite way to eat it is either right out of the styro-foam container or sushi-style (on top of seaweed-surrounded rice with a fresh quail egg).
—Guest PK

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