Natto being fermented in rice straws - Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images While other theories suggest that natto was introduced to Japan from China, possibly from Yunnan province, a region famous for ...

The images show the effects of vitamin K2 in natto on brain inflammation The substance that causes natto's stickiness lowers blood sugar levels Natto miso soup is a good way to eat natto, even for ...

Natto, often called "sticky beans," is made from fermented and cooked soybeans. Native to Japanese culture, natto is often ...

Natto – a integral part of Japanese cuisine – was once only known abroad by hardcore foodies. But Japanese food makers are creating new forms of the fermented soybeans and gaining global fans ...

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 ...

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 ...