Natto

Jason is back in town on a return trip from Japan, and he decided to bring along a box of delicious treats. This included several packages of natto. Natto is a Japanese food made from fermented soy beans, and it has a very stringy and slimy texture.

The first step in the preparation is to mix up the natto with some chopsticks, and add in some soy sauce and hot mustard. This mixing process makes the natto very sticky and stringy, and as Jason kept saying “the stringier, the better.” We then put in on some rice and ate it with some seaweed. Not a bad flavor, just a very interesting texture.

Mixing the natto, "the stringier the better."

Mixing up the natto.

Demonstrating some stringiness.

Demonstrating some stringiness.

Natto on rice with seaweed.

Natto on rice with seaweed.

Eat Your Way Across Southern Florida – Round 1

Jason and I were on a mission. We embarked on a trip to try several of the foods we are missing from the food list. It proved to be a very successful journey, and we both were able to check off a lot of the foods we needed to try. Continue reading

The “Terminator”

Jason had read about a place not too far from his home called Shelby’s Kitchen. They are famed for their dish called the “Terminator,” the reason we decided to go there. The challenge is to complete the dish by yourself, and then the meal is free.

The Terminator

The Terminator

As we were seated, however, we both saw the sign on the wall displaying the results of this challenge: “Won: 2; Lost: 474.” Here is a description of this dish: Continue reading