Nattō
It’s just… wrong…
Just Say NO
The tight grasp natto has on the general Japanese populace was forever cemented into my mind during my last trip to Tokyo. I was staying at a five star hotel in Shinjuku, on the executive floors. This meant I had access to the most spectacular breakfast buffet every morning. I pretty much indulged in the same thing every morning as well: fresh fruit, rice, fish, miso, tomago, and bacon (paper thin, good lord, how could I not?). For the Westerners they actually had cereals, pancakes, toast and bagels — no way I was going to eat that. But the Japanese fare was superb. Any way… I saw one Japanese after another break open the container of dehydrated natto, add water, stir it up and consume! I was astounded. They had a choice of real food and they often opted for… natto. Mind, these people could have been allergic to fish and eggs — a definite travesty to any Japanese person and worthy of my condolences.
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