Natto Gohan

Name: Natto Gohan
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 pack natto (fermented soybeans); 1 bowl hot Japanese rice; 1 tsp soy sauce or the sauce sachet; A little Japanese mustard (karashi); Spring onion, finely sliced; Raw egg yolk or nori (optional)

納豆ご飯/NAHT-toh GOH-hahn/

Also known as: Gohan with Natto, Natto Rice, Natto on Rice

About this dish

Sticky fermented soybeans whipped with soy sauce and mustard until stringy, spooned over hot rice with spring onion.

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Ingredients

🫘1 pack natto (fermented soybeans)

🍚1 bowl hot Japanese rice

🫙1 tsp soy sauce or the sauce sachet

🟡A little Japanese mustard (karashi)

🌿Spring onion, finely sliced

🥚Raw egg yolk or nori (optional)

Method

Serves 4

Stir the natto with chopsticks vigorously until it turns frothy and stringy.

Mix in the soy sauce and mustard.

Stir a little more.

Spoon over the hot rice.

Top with spring onion and an egg yolk or nori if you like.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Natto on rice is a traditional Japanese breakfast, especially loved in eastern Japan; its strong smell and stringy texture divide opinion.

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