History of Natto and Its Relatives (1405-2012 - SoyInfo Center

Page 22 shows two annotated illustrations from the
book titled Jinrin Kinmôzui published in 1690 in Kyoto. The
top illustration shows a man selling natto in Edo (today’s
Tokyo). The bottom one shows a man selling tataki-natto in
Kyoto. Address: Japanese food historian, Nikenzuka 2017-
19, Futtsu-shi, Chiba-ken 299-12, Japan.
1352. Maydell, H.-J. von. 1990. Trees and shrubs of the
Sahel: Their characteristics and uses. Translated from the
French and English text revised by John Brase. Weikersheim,
Germany: Verlag Josef Margraf Scientifi c Books. iii + 525 p.
Illust. (some color). 21 cm. Produced with the GTZ (German
Agency for Development Cooperation). No. 196. *
• Summary: This is a translation of Arbres et arbustes du
Sahel. African locust bean trees begin fruiting after 8 years
and take 8 more years to reach peak production.
Note: The French-language edition is: Maydell,
H.-J. von. 1983. Arbres et arbustes du Sahel: leurs
caractéristiques et leurs utilisations. Eschborn, Germany:
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit.
531 p. Illust. (some col.). 21 cm. Series: Schriftenreihe der
Deutschen Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit, No.
147.
1353. Ohno, Y.; Kogawa, K.; Fujii, K. 1990. [Lipids of
soybean products and soaked and boiled soybeans]. Sanyo
Gakuen Tanki Daigaku Kenkyu Ronshu 21:29-38. (Chem.
Abst. 115:113205. 1991). [Jap]*
1354. Sumi, Hiroyuki. 1990. [Function and application of
nattokinase]. Gekkan Fudo Kemikaru 6:72-77. [Jap]*
1355. Sumi, Hiroyuki. 1990. [Nattokinase. Properties and
recent application for healthy food]. Bioindustry 7:724-30.
[Jap]*
1356. Sumi, H. 1990. [Physiological function of natto].
Nippon Jozo Kyokai Zasshi (J. of the Society of Brewing,
Japan) 85:518-24 (Chem. Abst. 114:120312. 1991). [Jap]*
1357. Takao, Shoichi. 1990. [Modern history of research on
natto bacilli]. Shoku no Kagaku (Food Science Journal) No.
144. p. 38-44. [Jap]*
Address: Hokkaido Univ., Nôgaku-bu.
1358. Watanabe, Sugio. 1990. Development and
functionality of fermented foods and beverages. III.
Natto industry, process of its development and present
circumstance. In: Proceeding of Symposium on Fermented
Foods and Beverages. See p. 9-17. [142 ref]*
Address: Biotechnology Inst. of Natto, Suzuyo Kogyo Co.
Ltd. Both: Tokyo, Japan.
1359. Asakura, Haruhiko. ed. 1990. Jinrin kinmô zui
[Illustrated encyclopedia of life in the Edo period]. Tokyo:
Heibonsha. v + 344 p. Illust. Index. 18 cm. Series: Toyo
bunko No. 519. [Jap]
• Summary: This book fi rst appeared in 1690 in Japan.
Details are given at the original 1690 edition. Address: Japan.
1360. Facciola, Stephen. 1990. Cornucopia: A source book of
edible plants. Vista, California: Kampong Publications. ix +
678 p. Indexes (six!). 28 cm. [522* ref]
• Summary: “In your hands is one of the most remarkable
efforts to come out of the struggle to preserve the genetic
diversity of our planet... Steve Facciola has put together an
easy-to-understand, easy-to-use compendium of the diversity
of food plants available to consumer, gardener and scientist”
(from the Preface). The largest and most comprehensive
work of its kind, this book gives details on 3,000 edible plant
species and 7,000 varieties.
Contents: Preface, by Noel Vietmeyer. Introduction.
Acknowledgements. Botanical listings: Alphabetical listings