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 past, ...

Natto is a traditional Japanese dish made from fermented soybeans. It’s characterized by a slimy, sticky, and stringy texture and has many nutritional benefits. It may promote stronger bones and a ...

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 noodles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but lately I've been feeling kinda bored with my usual go-tos. I ...

Natto, a Japanese traditional fermented food, contains abundant nutrition and has a reputation for being healthy and beautiful, but it is one of the foods of different likes and dislikes from its ...

At first glance, natto can feel a little intimidating. The sticky threads, the strong aroma and the fermented taste make it one of those foods people either adore or avoid. Yet natto has quietly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: @meetthechows / Instagram) Natto, a traditional Japanese dish made from fermented soybeans, is known for its ...

In 1992, an insidious, sometimes fatal virus for which no cure existed was infecting people, and multiplying exponentially. Japan's own rates of infection remained fairly low, but people were ...