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 – 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...