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Japan Correspondent @AFP (AFP通信社記者). Formerly @japantimes. Interests: crime, subculture, fashion, anime. Views my own.📩 tomohiro.osaki@afp.com
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Slimy beans: Japanese natto disgusts and delights the world

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By Tomohiro Osaki Verified, Sarah Lai
| Taipei Times Verified
By Tomohiro Osaki and Sarah Lai / AFP, KAMAKURA, Japan Sticky, translucent strings dangle from Wesley Smith’s chopsticks as the American tourist relishes his natto, the loved-and-hated Japanese fermented soybean superfood going global one slimy mouthful at a time. The latest trade statistics show Japan’s exports of the highly nutritious gooey beans tripled from 2017 to 5,248 tonnes last year, with China and the US topping the list of destinations.
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Natto: o prato pegajoso de soja fermentada que virou fenômeno graças à fama de superalimento

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By Tomohiro Osaki Verified, Sarah Lai
| G1 Globo Verified
Fios translúcidos e pegajosos pendem dos hashis do turista americano Wesley Smith, que saboreia cada porção viscosa de natto, alimento japonês à base de soja fermentada e aroma intenso que conquista espaço fora do Japão. Presença tradicional no café da manhã japonês, o alimento fermentado por bactérias divide opiniões por seu cheiro forte, textura viscosa e sabor ácido. "No começo achei um pouco estranho", contou Smith à AFP em um restaurante de Tóquio onde é possível comer natto à vontade.
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Japanese natto disgusts and delights the world

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By Tomohiro Osaki Verified, Sarah Lai
| Japan Today Verified
Sticky, translucent strings dangle from Wesley Smith's chopsticks as the American tourist relishes his natto, the loved-and-hated Japanese fermented soybean superfood going global one mouthful at a time. The latest trade statistics show Japan's exports of the highly nutritious gooey beans tripled from 2017 to 5,248 tons in 2025, with China and the United States topping the list of destinations.
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