Eating natto

[white-void 0]

No, not about the smell or taste but the eating style. There seems to be a real "I'm eating natto" style with lots of whirling of chopsticks going on. I know to a certain extent it is necessary with all the sticky goodness (!), but should I really be learning the technique?

[number9 0]

Yes.

 

But I don't because my body rejects all slimy food

[gamera 0]

How about okura?

It's a vegitable similar with green pepper but a bit hairy

(not sure this is a good translation or not, maybe not help!!! - real short ones like at peach skin )

A lot of white seeds inside.

 

Junsai?

You may find some in a soup bowl when you get in a Japanese kaiseki restaurant.

 

Mozuku?

One of sea weed, usually in some sour.

 

We have many sticky food.

[bettyx 0]

okra is available in australia as well.

 

it's not nearly as traumatic as tororo kombu, or pond slime, as i prefer to call it.

[BagOfCrisps 24]

pond slime - are we talking about a food here?!

[gamera 0]

What's pond slime?

[bettyx 0]

like moss on the bottom of a pond. soft, slimey green stuff. feels nice between your toes when you walk in the shallows.

 

feels not so good when it's sliding down your throat in the middle of a bowl of miso soup!

[gamera 0]

Ah, got it. But tororo kobu is not alive, so it's okay with me. Odori is scary though.

It's a way of eating half-alive thing mostly crabs or fish. They still move in your throat arghhhhhh! I can't stay with it.

 

[2pints-mate 0]

That is totally disgusting. What is the 'point' or benefit (?) of something being half alive when you eat it?

[gamera 0]

I don't know 2pintsmate. Perhaps 'how fresh' is the point? I have never tried any odori yet, just not my type of stuff.

[number9 0]

Lots of expensive food are just that because they're rare or difficult to prepare. Ah, wealthy societies.

 

gamera, yes, they're all out for me. Same with nameko, tororo-imo, etc. And don't start with the "it's good for you" speech

[gamera 0]

No nameko for me!!!!!!

They still move even after you cut!!

[nzlegend 1]

I like natto on toast, mix it and then spread it compacting it nicely onto the slice of toast.

Tasty and easy way to eat it.

 

Mix it wasabi for a strong taste.

[sanjo 2]

Natto on toast! I'll have to try that. I had some in some aburage with onions the other night which was actually quite good.

[kintaro 0]

I cannot wake up in the morning and 'whirl' around a bowl of natto whith my misso soup. But I can, however, do it at dinner. Natto maki is especially good. I never mind the smell.. my wife grinds out at breakfast and it's cool with me. Natto hanpen is very tasy in my opinion!

[sava 0]

NOOOOOO

 

Not natto

never

ever again

that stuff is horrible

 

if the devil had a food, it would be natto.

[gamera 0]

sava maybe you can try some natto with vegimete.

What a combo!

[number9 0]

Ah natto-vegemite, I wonder how many people in the world would dig that!?

[sava 0]

vegemite is tasty!

[white-void 0]

Seems to have gone into a normal natto discussion... I want to know about the eating style. I heard with ramen if you make a noise it is supposed to signal your approval. So is there a special way I should be eating my natto, and any tips ( )

[echineko 1]

I think people eat it like they do because so sticky, that's all. Gambatte!

[nzlegend 1]

I once had a rather attractive female student in a food description lesson say - "its sticky and salty and smells but I like it!"

[Yuki's Passion 1]

[sakebomb 0]

Thats funny!

[number9 0]

 

English description of Japanese noodle slurping noise is always one of "approval", but it's just standard practice so people would do it with any noodles, even ones that they find poor tasting. Just a different habit than what you're used to, like many other habits of other human beings, I guess. Is there a need to explain every little thing that's different from the comfort zone? (But everyone tries to do this, and slurping spaghetti, while understandable, is annoying.)