When I make my own natto, I remember the god Ieyasu chasing tissue paper.

March 21, 2021

Natto is expensive overseas.

Among the Japanese food products found in Japanese supermarkets, this is probably one of the products whose prices are most different from those in Japan ( excluding special sales items) .

Therefore, there must be many Japanese people who secretly make their own natto.

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It's easier to make than you might imagine.

1. Soak dried soybeans in water (for about 12 hours)
2. Cook until soft (about 15 minutes if using a pressure cooker).
3. Using commercially available natto, mix natto bacteria into hot boiled beans.
4. Ferment at around 40°C (24 hours)
5. Chill in the refrigerator (for 1-2 days)

That's all.

It takes a total of three days. The optimum temperature for fermentation varies depending on the food, but for natto, around 40°C is said to be the best.

It would be best to have a yogurt maker that allows you to set the fermentation temperature, but an electric pot (jar or pressure cooker) with a keep-warm function can also be used.

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One pack of commercially available natto is about 50g, so 300g of Akita soybeans would be 6 packs...?

What?! Not much! Bad value for money!

Don't be fooled. When it absorbs water, 300g expands at an astonishing rate, to over 1kg. In terms of packs, it's the equivalent of 20 packs for just $5.

What's more, it's made with 100% domestically grown soybeans. If it says "Made with domestically grown soybeans," you're bound to reach for it more than "100% Chinese soybeans," right?

Well, it seems a bit suspicious that it can only be labeled as such if it contains more than 5% of the soybean, not 100% , but Inazo soybeans are truly 100% produced in Akita.

At Meijiya, three packs of natto cost about $4.50. 20 packs cost about $30. If a family eats this every day, the cost of natto alone will exceed 130,000 yen a year.

On an annual basis, the cost of natto is more than buying 10kg of Inazo 's pesticide-free Komachi rice every month.

If you think about it, over a three-year term of assignment, that would be about 400,000 yen, which would be enough to cover a family trip to Bali and still have some left over.

If you're an honest person who worries about the ever-increasing taxi meter , but you continue to buy natto overseas, you're crazy and insane.

Unless you're bad at math, you should definitely avoid it.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu conquered the country by saving up just a piece of tissue paper. Kuroda Kanbei usually wore rags and lived frugally, and conquered Kyushu.

History tells us that "thrift is a prerequisite for business management."

When we say business owner, we don't just mean the president of a company. You are also the manager of a household or the head of a family.

If you find Ieyasu's teachings persuasive, you should not scoff at them and say, "It's just natto. "

Frugality is the accumulation of actions like Ieyasu's, not wasting even a single tissue. It is on a completely different level from the "stinginess" that lights up with excitement at "cheap!" and "great value for money!"

If you were an investor, would you rather invest in a frugal CEO or a stingy CEO?

Therefore, if you are a health-conscious heavy natto user, there is only one choice.

Make your own natto every day!

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While most people end up paying for unhealthy lifestyles by drinking, smoking, and consuming too much sugar and fat, there are some eccentric people who are frugal and eat as much high-quality homemade natto as they want.

Which house will help you save money and live a healthier life?

In other words, there are only benefits to shaving your head and making your own natto.

If you make your own natto using good beans, it will taste much better than imported natto that has been frozen for months, and it will be much cheaper than buying it in Japan.

Their satisfaction is higher than the mountains and their happiness is deeper than the ocean.

"We make our own natto!"

When Inazo heard this, he was overjoyed and thrilled.

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Akita Ryuho soybeans are generally large grains, so I was a little worried about whether they would be suitable for natto... But I have secretly purchased smaller grains, so I'd like to try selling them as well.

You can choose between "large" and "small" soybeans from Ryuho's product section. However, even though they are small, they are still more than one size larger than the Canadian and Chinese soybeans sold at Seongju Supermarket.