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Why Japan’s Ancient Natto Could Be a Key to a Healthy Life
SBS ^ | 30 MAR 2017 | Bonnie Bayley

Posted on 04/07/2017 2:13:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 04/07/2017 2:13:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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It’s INCREDIBLY good for you.

It’s sticky and smells exactly like a horrid FART.

The weird thing:

People who can tolerate it are CRAZY about it.


2 posted on 04/07/2017 2:14:58 PM PDT by gaijin
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...natto smells like foot odour mixed with paint thinner...

The Perfect Next Californian Food Fad.

3 posted on 04/07/2017 2:16:15 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: nickcarraway

Oh look another “super food”. Really people, why do you keep believing this crap over and over and over and over. Every year same scam, different food.


4 posted on 04/07/2017 2:17:19 PM PDT by discostu (Stand up and be counted, for what you are about to receive.)
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To: gaijin

I really like it.


5 posted on 04/07/2017 2:18:46 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: nickcarraway

Next generation natto As well as cardiovascular benefits, natto is a rich source of vitamin K2, which is important for bone health.

...

I take K2 in a pill and it’s worked miracles for me.


6 posted on 04/07/2017 2:19:50 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: nickcarraway

The other ones great 4u:

1. Soba noodles - made of buckwheat

2. Kombucha - Fermented drink, pretty pricey in the USA, it’s easy and fun to make after you get the scoby (disgusting looking starter thing)

If you could get hooked on these two (easy) paired with Natto (harder), it would be AMAZINGLY good for you.

Green tea, too, but less so.


7 posted on 04/07/2017 2:21:33 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: nickcarraway

Nattokinase pills (2000 iu) seem to do the same, without the sticky mess. OTOH, as an aficionado of nihonryori (Japanese cuisine), I don’t mind natto, or to put it another way, it does natto bother me.


8 posted on 04/07/2017 2:22:33 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: gaijin

It’s delicious and makes you feel amazing.


9 posted on 04/07/2017 2:23:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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When my wife eats natto, I have to leave the room.


10 posted on 04/07/2017 2:23:28 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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Spent 3 years in Japan and love the food. Except natto.

Just couldn’t get over the smell. And it tastes just like it smells.


11 posted on 04/07/2017 2:25:11 PM PDT by Comment Not Approved (When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
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Even a lot of Japanese won’t eat natto, mainly because they can’t stand the smell or dislike the slime. I understand you have to be from certain prefectures where it is customary to eat it. Unfortunately, my wife’s family is.


12 posted on 04/07/2017 2:25:23 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: nickcarraway

you eat ancient Chinese nattos if you want to.

just keep it to yourself.


13 posted on 04/07/2017 2:32:17 PM PDT by DannyTN
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I tried to like natto, really I did. I do everything I can for my health, but natto defeats me.

Besides,it’s hard to find. Got it a Uwajimaya, large terrific Asian mkt in Seattle, but I don’t live there now.

If I could find it powdered in a capsule, I’d buy it. Headed to AMZ now to investigate.


14 posted on 04/07/2017 2:35:50 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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I take K2 in a pill and it’s worked miracles for me.

Please explain further..

15 posted on 04/07/2017 2:35:59 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny (agent Able Deplor))
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To: gaijin

I wonder if the fermented tofu I use in my Chinese cooking has the same benefits? Really delicious in dishes like twice-cooked pork with cabbage and a couple different types of chilis.


16 posted on 04/07/2017 2:40:43 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: nickcarraway

As it turns out, AMZ has many kinds of nattokinase in capsule form. I put the most popular in my cart. More than 500 excellent reviews, plus it is not very expensive.


17 posted on 04/07/2017 2:43:00 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: gaijin

Same people who dutch oven themselves.


18 posted on 04/07/2017 2:44:34 PM PDT by Rastus
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Unlikely. The bad smell of natto prevents that from happening.

After all, I LOVE "stinky tofu" that is common among the Chinese, but I don't dare eat it in public given too many people can't stand the smell.

19 posted on 04/07/2017 2:50:55 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: gaijin

And Asahi biiru acts as a liquid Brillo pad that scrubs out your guts and plants you in the benjo the next day, all day. The memories - all near death experiences...

Banzai!


20 posted on 04/07/2017 2:51:48 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Cats are like potato chips - you can't have just one.)
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