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my wife won't touch it. ha!!

my first introduction was my earliest visit to Japan. it was offered to me at a Japanese Breakfast place. the lady sitting next to me (counter service), gave me the oddest look when I gave it a sniff. I had an actual question mark floating over my head. with zero language between us, she slowly prepped her portion. squeezed in some sauce, and she started whipping it up with her chopsticks. she did it slow and deliberate so I could watch. she then plopped the entire portion over her rice and took a bite.

I copied her moves and it was so friggen good and interesting!!

NATTO!! fermented soybeans!! stringy and sticky, and damn hard to eat with chopsticks without coating your face with spiderweb like strands. the lady next to me smiled at me, and I ate my wife's portion as well. now I can get it at a Japanese grocery store. it is a superfood. healthy.

with hot rice, it makes a great breakfast for me. it tastes like mild soy sauce, with a tiny bit of cheese funk.