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Because <strong>of</strong> this eating style, peddlers started to sell tataki<br />

natto with greens <strong>and</strong> t<strong>of</strong>u so that people could make their<br />

own natto jiru more easily <strong>and</strong> inexpensively.<br />

Note: This is the earliest English-language document<br />

seen (Jan. <strong>2012</strong>) that mentions or describes “Tataki natto.”<br />

“<strong>Natto</strong>-jiru was the soup for the winter season. Starting<br />

in about the 1830s in Edo city, granulated [regular] itohiki<br />

natto began to be sold instead <strong>of</strong> tataki natto. Once people<br />

got familiar with eating granulated itohiki natto with soy<br />

sauce, peddlers started to sell itohiki natto even in the<br />

summer.<br />

“In the well-known book Morisada Mankô, the author,<br />

KITAGAWA Morisada, compared the way <strong>of</strong> life in Edo,<br />

Kyoto, <strong>and</strong> Osaka in the late Edo period. He wrote that natto<br />

sellers disappeared from Kyoto <strong>and</strong> Osaka in the late Edo<br />

period. Thus, people who wanted to eat natto in the region<br />

needed to make it by themselves. Even now, although natto<br />

is popular in Kanto region, which developed around Edo city,<br />

people in Kansai region, to which Kyoto <strong>and</strong> Osaka belong,<br />

do not eat natto so much.<br />

“I do not know any record by which the origin <strong>of</strong> tataki<br />

natto can be traced. However, it is thought that tataki natto<br />

was made from olden times as one <strong>of</strong> the basic ways <strong>of</strong><br />

eating natto.<br />

“Today, natto-jiru is not popular for Japanese, so tataki<br />

natto is usually not sold. If you want to have natto-jiru, you<br />

need to mince natto by yourself.” Address: National Museum<br />

<strong>of</strong> Ethnology, Osaka, Japan.<br />

1863. Jeyaram, K.; Mohendro Singh, W.; Premarani,<br />

T.; Ranjita Devi, A.; Selina Chanu, K.; Talukdar, N.C.;<br />

Rohinikumar Singh, M. 2008. Molecular identifi cation <strong>of</strong><br />

dominant micr<strong>of</strong>l ora associated with Hawaijar–a traditional<br />

fermented soybean food <strong>of</strong> Manipur, India. International J.<br />

<strong>of</strong> Food Microbiology 122(3):259-68. March 20. [29 ref]<br />

Address: 1. Microbiological Resources Div., Inst. <strong>of</strong><br />

Bioresources <strong>and</strong> Sustainable Development (IBSD),<br />

Takyelpat Institutional Area [Manipur], India.<br />

1864. Koblin, Seymour. 2008. Food for life: Applying<br />

Macrobiotic principles <strong>and</strong> practices to create vital health for<br />

body, mind, <strong>and</strong> spirit. Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse.<br />

180 p. Illust. (photos by Tyllie Barbosa).<br />

• Summary: Miso is mentioned on 23 pages. <strong>Natto</strong><br />

is mentioned on pages 92-103, 127, 130, 137. T<strong>of</strong>u is<br />

mentioned on pages 114, 126, 127. Address: HHP, PhD,<br />

School <strong>of</strong> Healing Arts, San Diego, California.<br />

1865. Cook, David Edward, III. 2008. Assessing genetic<br />

<strong>and</strong> environmental infl uence on traits associated with natto<br />

quality. MSc thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute <strong>and</strong> State<br />

University (Blacksburg, Virginia). 120 p. May 20. 28 cm.<br />

Internet resource. [62 ref]<br />

• Summary: The Abstract begins: “Food grade soybean<br />

© Copyright Soyinfo <strong>Center</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

HISTORY OF NATTO AND ITS RELATIVES 568<br />

production is a high value alternative to conventional<br />

soybean use. The production <strong>of</strong> natto, a fermented<br />

soyfood, requires soybean cultivars that consistently<br />

express specifi c quality traits over a range <strong>of</strong> growing<br />

environments. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate genetic<br />

<strong>and</strong> environmental infl uence for natto quality traits to<br />

ensure consistent performance... Genotype x environment<br />

interactions were signifi cant for all traits, but they did not<br />

confound selecting superior natto cultivars. Signifi cant<br />

environment <strong>and</strong> year effects indicate environmental<br />

sensitivity, but genotype rankings rarely changed. The<br />

results indicate that genotype was the most important<br />

factor controlling the natto quality traits tested. These<br />

results suggested breeding for superior natto cultivars is<br />

possible but environmental infl uence must be accounted<br />

<strong>and</strong> multi environment testing is necessary for natto quality<br />

evaluation.” Address: Blacksburg, Virginia.<br />

1866. Liu, KeShun. 2008. Food use <strong>of</strong> whole soybeans. In:<br />

Lawrence A. Johnson et al. eds. 2008. Soybeans: Chemistry,<br />

Production, Processing, <strong>and</strong> Utilization. Urbana, Illinois:<br />

AOCS Press. viii + 842 p. See p. 441-481. Chap. 14. [85 ref]<br />

• Summary: Contents: Introduction. Non-fermented<br />

soyfoods: Soymilk (traditional soymilk, modern soymilk<br />

{techniques to reduce beany fl avors, formulation <strong>and</strong><br />

fortifi cation, homogenization, thermal processing, <strong>and</strong><br />

packaging}), t<strong>of</strong>u (preparation methods, factors involved in<br />

t<strong>of</strong>u-making {soybean varieties, storage <strong>and</strong> pretreatment,<br />

solids concentration, heating, type <strong>of</strong> coagulants, coagulant<br />

concentration, coagulation temperature, coagulation time,<br />

process automation, packaging}, varieties <strong>of</strong> t<strong>of</strong>u {silken<br />

t<strong>of</strong>u, regular <strong>and</strong> fi rm t<strong>of</strong>us, varieties <strong>of</strong> t<strong>of</strong>u products}),<br />

green vegetable soybeans, soybean sprouts, yuba, okara,<br />

roasted or cooked soybeans. Fermented soyfoods: Terms<br />

(Koji {fermentation, koji starter, inoculum}), fermented<br />

soy paste (preparation method {preparing rice koji, treating<br />

soybeans, mixing <strong>and</strong> mashing, fermenting, pasteurizing <strong>and</strong><br />

packaging}, processing principles), soy sauce (preparation<br />

method {treating raw materials, koji making, brine<br />

fermentation, pressing, refi ning}, processing principles,<br />

chemical soy sauce), Japanese natto (preparation method,<br />

processing principles), Indonesia tempeh (processing<br />

method, processing principles), fermented soymilk,<br />

fermented t<strong>of</strong>u (preparation method, processing principles),<br />

fermented black soybeans (Chinese douchi, Japanese<br />

hamanatto). Conclusion.<br />

Figures show: (1) Flowchart <strong>of</strong> a traditional Chinese<br />

method for making soymilk <strong>and</strong> t<strong>of</strong>u. (2) Photo <strong>of</strong> savory<br />

t<strong>of</strong>u dices. (3) Photo <strong>of</strong> soy sprouts. (4) Photo <strong>of</strong> yuba<br />

(soymilk fi lm). (5) Photo <strong>of</strong> Chinese jiang <strong>and</strong> Japanese<br />

white <strong>and</strong> red miso. (6) Flow chart <strong>of</strong> a common method for<br />

making Japanese rice miso. (7) Photo <strong>of</strong> Japanese natto. (8)<br />

Flow chart <strong>of</strong> a traditional Indonesian method for making<br />

tempeh. (9) Photo <strong>of</strong> Chinese douchi (fermented black

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