Trying Natto for the First Time (Fermented Soybeans) 

It is so nice to see people try natto without the overdramatic reactions, they are open to new foods and new textures and give their honest nonmelodramatic opinions

I am japanese. I like natto very much. I eat natto every day.If you eat natto every day, you can live longer! The long life expectancy in Japan is due to natto. Natto, Thank you always! I like american food,too. I want to visit the united states someday. I want to make friends who are from other countrys. I cannot write sentence in English well. I will practice English more.thank you for reading ;-) ありがとうございました(^-^)

I ate it almost everyday while I was studying abroad in Tokyo. It came with our complimentary breakfast, and I didn’t want to be rude by refusing to eat it. I had grown so accustom to eating it every morning that I had begun to actively crave it. When I got back to America, I immediately headed over to the Japanese market and bought a two week supply

Normally I cant watch all those super cringy "First time Natto" videos where they all overact, but this was very nice and interesting to watch specially how different the reactions are. I had to love Natro by eating it several time, now I'm addicted and want it every day :D

Thanks a lot for inviting me on your channel! great experience :p

So much fun!!! Great video 🤣🤣🤣

The American: "Is that cheese?" hahahah

Hey guys! We decided to get some people together from around the world to try the infamous NATTO! We hope you enjoy this fun video!

As someone who loves various fermented foods like sour kraut and kimchi, I look forward to trying natto when I visit Japan later this year.

This was fun to watch! My parents did not eat natto growing up (from their area of Japan) and I have an issue with textures like yamaimo and natto but I think I will have to try it now! Thanks Shinichi and Satoshi and all the brave RU-vidrs for making this video!

Why is it that French people seem to be extraordinarily good with metaphors? :D I just wholeheartedly love how Cyrus' compares Natto to the vocals of a song.

I love how open minded they became. What's even better is that they love it! What a surprise! Excellent! :)

Here's my personal tip if you really want to incorporate natto into your diet. The two ways I use it for my meals are: Breakfast Begin by cooking eggs sunny side up with olive oil and a really really hot initial fry so the outer parts are crispy, lower heat and start cutting up your egg so the yolk can begin to have a soft cook and add the mixed up natto with sauce over your egg pieces and saturate with tumeric powder. It turns out very yummy and the weird slime of the natto will be forgotten and taste just like eating fried eggs etc. I have this with cooked spinach. Dinner I add wild grains to avacado oil, soft tofu (cut up) Kimchi, the natto with sauce mix and green onion. Cooked correctly, it becomes a very yummy spicy paella and again, you won't even think of what natto is like on its own..I do not use seasoning other than the packets for natto and tumeric.

I tried natto for the first time and it was pretty amazing, I've had 2 of the little boxes within the past 6h and I need more lol. I was expecting it to be very strong as well due to the reactions I've seen people have and the Japanese people I've talked to or watched saying it's an aquired taste, but it's just slightly viscous beans that taste like tempeh without so much bitter kick. Very enjoyable, happy to add something new to my diet to spice things up!

After watching this video, it inspired me to go to the local Japanese grocery store to see if I could get some natto! My first time trying it, I almost couldn't finish it. I've never had something that slimy before. It's certainly an acquired taste for those that aren't Japanese, but, I've been eating it most mornings before work now. As it's so quick and easy to eat.

I watched the video that featured Shinichi's sister's boyfriend being totally grossed out trying natto for the first time. I literally took that as a challenge, went to my local Asian Market, bought some natto and tried it for myself. I never had a problem with the smell... it smelled ok to me! After I added the mustard, shoiu, and green onion, I thought it was fine. When I put in on rice and added kimchi, i I loved it! I've had it for breakfast several times since then. I'm glad to see these folks being willing to try it and actually liking it. You have to teach them the chopstick twirling trick to get rid of the strings after they take a bite, though. That makes it so much easier to enjoy! Great video, guys!

How wonderful that everyone was very open to trying it! What a great video!

I recently had nato for the first time a few weeks ago and IT'S SO GOOD. I don't know why I was so worried I would hate it.

It looks like a pile of bacteria - agree with Felipe 😂. The texture is so weird, for us Frenchies... But I know how much Japanese people love it! It is cultural 😊. Great video guys 👏😘

so cool to see everyone actually like it. like, natto is so good. im so glad that there are people all over the world who can appreciate it. the only bad thing about this video is that now I am craving natto, and it is a bit harder to get the good stuff here in America, cause like, it's not in restaurants, so you gotta go frozen. but there are so many brands and so far i havent found one that tastes like the stuff i had for breakfast every day back when i studied abroad. Does anyone here have any brands they prefer?

Ahhhh so happy to see brazilian RU-vidrs in your reaction video. I LOVE DRelacionamento. It's rare to see brazilians participating in this kind of thing. Someday I will try this! ♡

I am Mexican and natto is slimy as nopal. Nopal is like a cactai used in the Mexican cuisine. It is prepared in different ways in salads or as part of a main dish. Tabieats someday I would like to have your opinion on that. By the way I have tried natto and I love it but I have not tried with green onion or kimchi. Looking forward to do that. 😊greetings!

This was obviously a very well educated-worldly bunch. They were all very open minded and understood the differences in regions and did their homework before trying it.I've had Natto twice in my life. First was a challenge and I enjoyed it. Then the second was to see if really did enjoy it. Now, I'm about to start making it at home with my wife.I'm also appreciative of the comments that have been left here. I've seen some pretty ignorant comments left on NattoDad's page and it was so disappointing to see that.

Natto is the best health food in Japan. Blood is smooth and best for the heart A Japanese scientist found in the latest research.

Yaaay! Sinichi and Satoshi heard my suggestion, it makes my day better. Thanks guys.

You are all so amazing

Watching this while eating natto myself improved the experience! I am also super new to natto. Straight out of the package it has an almost chemical flavor to me. I want to love this fermented food and the tips in this video to have it with rice and toppings are a huge relief. I can't wait to enjoy it that way next time :)

It is really great that you invited people from different backgrounds! Great vid!

Depending on the sauce it may not be Vegan. Some of them use a Bonito (fish) based sauce. So she may want to check the ingredients. I am very surprised by their reactions. There was another youtuber at totally disrespected the natto. He knew he disliked it and still made a whole video on it and made faces and called it gross and disgusting. He is a white guy married to a Japanese woman living in Japan. So he should have known better than to be so disrespectful, especially about food. I am born and raised in Hawaii and that is not how I was raised. We were taught to be respectful about other people's food and culture.

I recently tried natto for the very first time, and I absolutely love it, which is odd, since I'm not one to eat slimy foods like runny eggs or chicken skin. But natto is great when you mix a bit of soy sauce into it and serve it over hot sticky rice. I nicknamed it "bean snot," as that what it looks like to me, but don't let that discourage you from trying it at least once. I actually want to try making it myself, since I tend to buy every package on the shelf of my local Asian grocery store.

Very cool nice videos you guys have shared for the beginning of the year, you two are starting with a bang😆💖

It cool to see Julie from "Feeling Peckish" on your channel. And this is a coincidence because I bought natto yesterday and plan to eat it for the first time 🙂. I hope I'll enjoy it like everyone too. I've been interested in fermented foods and drinks. I'm slowly eating fermented foods this year and my current obsession is cabbage Kimchi. But I plan to try natto alone first, then with rice and lastly with rice and a cracked egg on top 🍚🥚

This was fun to watch! Thanks guys!

i just tried natto for the first time and i liked it. I ate this at breakfast time just to try and capture the complete experience. i found Mito Natto at my local Asian Market in California. It was a package of 4 containers at 51 grams each. First i tried the natto plain and it didn't have much flavor, sort of bland. The fragrance was pungent but not that bad. Next I added the mustard packet and this didn't change the flavor much; still slightly bland. This surprised me, i expected more from the mustard. Then I added a teaspoon of chopped Kimche and this was when everything started to shine. Very nice mix of flavors! I already enjoy Kimche by itself and mixed with the natto was a very nice complement. I added this mix on top of a bowl of short grain white rice and garnished with green onion. It was really good! I am so glad i tried this. I think i am going to make another bowl for lunch.

It’s so weird to hear other Brazilians speak English when you yourself is Brazilian (I love natto!)

see...japan does everything well😂 I've always thought the same about nato and its really never appealed very much to me but now i want to try it😂..i didn't think i would like mochi very much either but you guys done the mochi video and i used the link..got the ingredients and now even my kids love kinakomochi.. love the new style of video you guys are making too. you work so hard and i hope doing new things in your videos brings you guys the success and new subs that you deserve.. i would love to see you guys do more traveling around Japan. i know you guys live there but to us around the world who'll probably never get to visit Japan due to health reasons. Japan and the people and the food and the whole way of life fascinates me and a lot of people and I know i love the videos you guys do at home but i also know you cant please everyone and everyone wants something different. love as always to you guys from me and my family

I like it with rice, shoyu and chili paste!

I absolutely love natto! I was impressed the American liked it, normally Americans don't like sticky/gooey/slimy textures.

That was amazing! Everyone was so nice and so respectful with their comments! What a fun video Brothers!! I thoroughly enjoyed it, so much so that I didn’t want it to end! ❤️ I will go and check out everyone’s channels! They’re awesome!!

Before I had natto for the first time, I saw clips on youtube and I expected it to be disgusting. First bite: I reallly liked it

Wish they would make it more readily available in the USA! 7-11 here is awful and not nutritious, we are so behind in so many ways!

This is how you do it. Force yourself to eat it plain - tolerate it. Then eat the second package with the condiments - accept your fate, then last with condiments and rice and embrace it. 3 time's a charm, or 3 strikes and you're out. Hahaha.

I just bought some natto and haven’t had it since I was a kid in Yokohama Japan. I think my grandmother used to mix it with one raw egg and the egg bring out a certain flavor I crave still. I don’t think I even had it just with natto and it’s always been with a raw egg. Can’t wait to try it and it’s been too long and some things you developed a taste for will stay with you for life.

To the American girl from San Diego, you can find natto all over the place! Mitsuwa, Zion Market, Nijiya, Marukai, and pretty much every single sushi restaurant in the city, Kura being my fave. I eat like three packages a day -- and I don't mean three little boxes, I mean three packages. (They come three boxes to a package.) Best thing on earth. Thank you, Japan!

Yes!!! Finally a video that has most people who appreciate natto. Props for tabi eats to showing peeps how to properly eat natto :)

How fun! Love seeing Julie in this. I really want to try natto someday.

after watching you guys eat natto from that shop called funanatto I have been craving for natto

It usually comes with a small mustard packet and an oil/shoyu package. Mix the two with the natto and pour it over hot rice. Then it's not too bad. Tsukemono (pickled cabbage), takuan (sweet pickled daikon), and ume (salted plum) served as condiments helps as well.

It's really nice to see that everyone is so open-minded! I love natto so much, and now I have to try it with kimchi. Thanks to everyone in this video!

I heard about the horrors of natto SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I had to try it. I flavored it my way with balsamic vinegar and nutritional yeast and it was delicious. I now add nori and have it every day. I learned how to make it at home (youtube) save so much for 100g daily is 32cents compared to store-bought $1.50 (100g).🥰 you did a great and entertaining video. THANK YOU.

I'm very grown up and can pretend I like something. I put a spoon full in my mouth of this. And no joke I instantly went sick all over the table it's the texture 😂😂

nice collaboration guys.fun video.would love to watch more of these

"$20 bucks at a vegan restaurant in L.A." Girl, you called it lolol I really enjoy natto. My old roommate told me about it 6 years ago, because she is half-Japanese, and we went straight to a local Korean market to find it. Over the years it turned out that I ate it more often than she did! I'm really basic with my natto and really haven't tried other types or recipes yet - mostly bc I don't know what to look for. I just look for the most affordable pack of white styrofoam squares lol. I love it over any rice or starch, mixed with its seasoning sauce (or just plain soy sauce if it didn't come with a tare packet), and its mustard packet. SO GOOD. I especially love it with a poached or fried egg on top - can't do raw eggs in the U.S. since I don't trust them too much here. :P I wish there were bigger/diverse Asian markets in my hometown, I would be more motivated to eat natto every week if I was closer to buying lots of it!

First and only time I tried natto I was on the verge of throwing up hahaha

My first taste of Natto was at an international food fair and it was made by a vendor who specialized it it. Grew the main ingredients and made the sauces. I thought it was absolute heaven. Natto remains one of my favorite foods. The Japanese supermarket Natto featured in this video in my honest opinion is not very enjoyable. The ladies at the checkout asked if I had kids as apparently it's mostly parents that buy it for young children. The people in this video are most certain adventurous eaters and are being polite and respectful of food cultures. Of course a custom product is going to be better than mass produced stuff, as a bowl of ramen from a ramen restaurant would be better than instant Top Ramen. Don't judge Natto as a dish from the generic supermarket stuff that's being tried in this video. Natto when done right is outstanding.

Megumi natto is made in California, you should try it if you ever go back. It's nice to get fresh natto in the US, instead of only frozen imports. I mostly eat natto with rice and kimchi, but my guilty pleasure is with potato chips!

What a fun video! So surprising! I only tried natto rice once at a local Japanese restaurant where the rest of the food was so good. My first bite, I thought it was all right, but the more I ate, the less I liked it. I should give it another try the next time I see it.

私は未だに納豆が食わず嫌いでしたが、この動画で悪くないかもっという気持ちになってきました！お友達は皆さん魅力的な方々です(*≧∀≦*)

I've tried natto once, when i came to japan 1.5y ago. I hated it's smell and taste, didn't mind the texture tho. But i might try it again after watching this video, maybe i ate it wrong, who knows. I found their reactions really nice and made me wanna try it again with maybe a little more open mind like them (even tho trying it was I being already open minded, as my parents hate it lmao)

Julie's gonna be visited by a time traveler soon.

I have found a Korean store in the UK that sells Natto and just love it so I am going to make my own with the powder from Japan and I have to say love your channel you are awesome thanks

Some may not like it due to its texture or taste but its rich in Vit K2 that is really great for your skin in the long run.

I like how these people are open to trying out new food. And the fact that they aren't obnoxious about it.

Cyrus cracks me up at 2:10 yeah it's really fresh yeah lol

I could eat natto every day. Yummy!!

I love natto with a bit of chopped up dill pickle (or dill relish), it's so good. Also, I don't seem to be able to smell natto so well - I have to get really close and it just smells nutty to me.

I can't find natto where I live (in Brittany, France) 😢 And this video makes me want to try some even more!

I tried out natto during one of my freshman college Japanese classes, and it was a very interesting experience. I still love it now, and I just had a classic Natto on rice for breakfast after learning there was a Japanese market a short drive from home!

Natto took me several tries to fully appreciate. The first time, I microwaved it to thaw it and it made the whole house smell like body odor! I love it now, especially with plenty of green onion and karashi.

Yay I love Julie and her channel 😍 I came here bc I want to send a friend a video about Natto (I'm from Germany and I love Natto).

I will have to try with green onion and rice next time. Thanks for giving me the courage to try it again!

Thanks guys. You have been really nice. It is not easy to accept natto at first.

GREAT VIDEO!!! So much fun to watch others reactions to eating Natto for the first time! :)

Very fun! I’ve got to try the kimchi addition.

Ahhh, não acredito, DRelacionamentos!! :) Nice video!

I just watched this horrible video making fun of Natto and I was very sad, but then when I watched this one - everyone has a fair reaction and really made me happy. Thank you so much for trying out our food.

Looking forward to trying it myself

San Diego has a big Asian population with lots of Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese(...) stores and restaurants. The girl from the US can totally find natto if she'd get out of her bubble of downtown. My guess is she's not a California native?

Kimchi, tempeh, nattō, kvass, kombucha- I like all kinds of fermented foods.

Haha! This was so awesome! They're not going to invite you back... ;)

I love fermented beans. Natto I can purchase in the GTA really easy. I also make my own using whole yellow peas and alfalfa hay as my bacillus source. Favourite breakfast: 50g sticky rice, 50 grams natto, one egg; using tin foil make two boats put rice and water in a pot place one boat of nato in and the other well buttered with the egg in, lid on and cook served hot when the rice is done~18 minutes. Yes I weigh mine and bag and freeze it, lasts 6 months frozen and neither the cold or heat harm the natto

I love, loved, LOVED this video! I have never had natto before and I have seen your recipe and you made it delicious, but I was still on the fence. This was great seeing people from all over the world try it and they gradually started to really like it. It was great seeing their initial reactions, middle, and final; super awesome. I wish I could find it where I live because I would definitely give it a shot, especially since it is super healthy. Great job guys! PS: Is that the bathroom from your behind the scenes NY video? If so, great choice on having that wall with the window as the background. The color of the brick and the light from that window is fantastic!

I've heard Natto described as "Fermented Snot".

I never tried it, but it looks good and sounds good. Many reactions are overreactions. However, you guys did it well!

Thanks for another great video! Natto is on my "must try" list this week. I'm sure that, like all foods, quality makes a difference. Do you have any tips for natto selection?

Natto isn’t bad. I get the occasional craving for it. Its base taste is kinda like slimy coffee beans, but once you add the soy sauce and mustard or put it over rice it’s rather tasty. That said it’s polarizing to say the least. I like it, my girlfriend gags if I so much as mention it. For those wondering you can usually find it at any Asian supermarket. Just ask and they’ll point you in the right direction.

I love nato, on white rice with kim-chi, raw egg, and nori.

And now I have a lot more fun food channels to watch! Julie of Feeling Peckish was cracking me up.

Ordered organic Natto from site which ships from Brooklyn. I ordered too much so exploring new ways to eat. I combined my Chipotle rice and beans dish with Natto beans and add yogurt /kefir on top. Healthy and out of this world good.

Thank you so much for the video. After watching the video, I decided to try Natto.

Sweet collab! 🤙🏼

This was a very nice and educational video!

Hi! I’m Japanese. Thank you for introducing natto, my favorite food. Like guys in the video, Some Japanese hate it because of its smell or stickiness. I also didn't like it before. So if you don’t like natto, please try other Japanese food! Maybe you would find something you like!

from japan natto +　black pepper +　butter 美味しい

I love eating them. Haven't tried without rice though. My friend who went to Japan brought me some, but now that we're no longer co-workers, I don't know how I can get them without going to Japan. Can't afford a ticket there.

I fucking love Canadians That girl trying to wind him up 😂 Nicest people on earth and very respectful of other peoples' cultures

I love natto! ^-^

日本人でも苦手な人も多いのに驚き！！ みんなトッピングすると食べやすくなるんだな～。 私はシンプルに付属のタレだけで食べるのが好き！

納豆= life! Super vegan food for amazing health and beauty ⭐️✨⭐️✨

I like to try it just because it is healthy.