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Classic Natto and Rice I made my latest batch of natto last week & posted a "How to make natto" article on the blog - I hope you liked it if you saw it. Now that I've got a nice stash of the sticky superfood prepared, I'm ready to provide some ideas for how to use it to create some tasty and very healthy dishes. I'm starting with the "classic" way to eat natto - with a bowl of steamed white rice - this is widely eaten for breakfast in Japan but don't let that stop you eating

Shisomiso and chicken Onigirazu and Natto and spring onion Onigirazu You might remember I posted an item on making shisomiso a couple of weeks ago. I put some of it to good use in some onigirazu, paired with chicken & spinach - super healthy & very tasty. At the same time, I also made some onigirazu using natto & spring onion - very yum also. These are great mainstays for a healthy lunch box, a picnic or just as a snack if you are on the go and in need of a nutricious energy

Natto Battleship Rolls Here's another recipe using the Japanese superfood - Natto. In this recipe, I use natto in a popular Japanese sushi dish - Gunkan Maki / Natto Battlship Rolls. So, first things first, what does Gunkan Maki mean? You probably know that maki = roll. Next, gunkan = battleship. So, gunkan-maki = battleship roll. Why? Because these sushi rolls are said to resemble the shape of a battleship. I know what you're thinking....I don't think they do either but th

Ah, natto....that great divider of opinions. Are you a lover or a hater, or just a, "never tried that before" kind of person? If you've...