Legume
Itohiki Natto
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Itohiki natto is the classic stringy whole-bean natto: Bacillus-fermented soy, ammonia-sweet, the breakfast with mustard and soy. The threads are the point. Stir until gluey. Hikiwari is the chopped-bean leaf. Black-bean natto is another soy.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Mustard SoyStir Gluey
Traits
Ammonia SweetBreakfastDefaultJapaneseNot ChoppedStringyThreadsWhole Bean
History
JP
Whole-bean itohiki natto was the Edo breakfast ferment.
JP
Packaged itohiki natto became the supermarket default.
Itohiki was specified against hikiwari chopped natto.