1000 stinky gym socks for lunch

So who's ready for lunch?  I mean after reading that title you should all be hungry, right?

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Mike teaches English to a business man in our town.  Each week they meet for around two hours to talk English.  It's a mix of English and Japanese.  We call it Janglish or Enlanese. 

The last few weeks Mike has been explaining Thanksgiving and Christmas to him.  And of course food has come up.  Mike has told him what American's eat for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  And he has introduced Mike to a few new Japanese food items. 

We have started eating, and liking, pickled plums.  We have tried - dried squid, dried fish, eel and sashimi just to name a few. 

Well this week we were asked to try natto. 

What is natto you may ask?? 

"Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans that are fermented."

~Wikipedia

Yes, that said FERMENTED!! 

 

As in rotten. 

 

Gone bad.  

 

Spoiled.

Because Mike is such a good sport and willing to try anything once.  We went to the store and bought natto. 

 

After he opened the container and stirred it around the aroma began to grow.  {1000 stinky gym socks}  He had been told to mix some soy sauce and hot spicy mustered with the natto to help with the taste. 

Now doesn't that just look yummy?   

Mixing it all together . . . .

 

Ready to eat!!!

{those are fried potato patties on the plate too}

 

"Stop taking my picture!"

 

 

Mike's review of natto - "It's really not that bad once you get past the smell."

 

Will you ever eat it again?-  "Sure, why not!"

 

After he tried the natto and survived, I thought I would give it a try.

 

My review of natto - "It taste just like it smells."

 

Will I ever eat it again? -  "Not it I don't have too."

 

Jonah and Eli also tried it and both said it was not too bad.

 

 

So what did you have for lunch today??