Nattō is a traditional Japanese food made from whole soybeans that have been fermented with Bacillus subtilis var. natto. It is often served as a breakfast food with rice. It is served with karashi mustard, soy or tare sauce, and sometimes Japanese bunching onion. Within Japan, nattō is most popular in the eastern regions, including Kantō, Tōhoku, and Hokkaido.
Nattō on rice
A nattō bean-size legend using beans before fermentation in a supermarket
Nattō being stirred with chopsticks
Nattō gunkan maki (Nattō sushi)
The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses.
Soybean
Beans for sale at a supermarket in China
Bhatmaas – Nepali fried soybeans
Graded seed