March 14, 2012
9. A famous origin story for natto involves a warrior.
As the story goes, the Uesugi Kenshin, who lived between 1530 and 1578, was forced to lead his warriors into battle before they could consume the cooked soybeans they'd brought along and packed in straw. When they were finally able to eat, the beans had fermented, but the warriors were too hungry to discard them.
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