How to Make Tasty Nattō, Kimchi & Egg Rice Bowl

Nattō, Kimchi & Egg Rice Bowl. Nattō is a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans that have been fermented with Bacillus subtilis var. natto. It is often served as a breakfast food. It is served with karashi mustard, soy or tare sauce, and sometimes Japanese bunching onion.

I know some people don't like 'Natto', the fermented Soy Beans, because of its smell. Well… there is at least one way to enjoy it. Mix with Kimchi that has knock-out smell! You can cook Nattō, Kimchi & Egg Rice Bowl using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Nattō, Kimchi & Egg Rice Bowl

1. Prepare 1 of serving Cooked Rice.
2. It's 1 container of Natto *with sauce and mustard.
3. It's of Kimchi.
4. You need 1 of ‘Onsen Tamago’ Egg.
5. Prepare 1/2 of Spring Onion *finely chopped.
6. Prepare 1/4 sheet of Nori.

In Cartoon Network (Japan), Kimchi's name had been changed to Nattō (なっとう), a Japanese bean dish known for its strong odor. This was due to the fact that Kimchi is a Korean food. In "The Garage Sale", a comment made by Chowder reveals that Kimchi pees his cage whenever Chowder is gone for too long. It's often served as a breakfast food in Japan and has a very distinctive flavor and texture - stinky and slimy.

Nattō, Kimchi & Egg Rice Bowl instructions

1. Cook ‘Onsen Tamago’ Egg. *See my recipe at https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/5750605-onsen-tamago-softly-cooked-egg.
2. Mix Natto with the sauce and mustard, add Kimchi and some chopped Spring Onion, and mix well..
3. Half fill a bowl with hot cooked rice and place the Natto & Kimchi mixture with ‘Onsen Tamago’ Egg. Sprinkle chopped Spring Onion and Toasted Nori on top..

Standard toppings include (from the left of the above picture) green onions, katsuobushi (sliced dried bonito), kimchi, and raw eggs. Japanese people add either the whole raw egg or only the yolk, but for people from countries where consuming raw eggs isn't a normal occurrence, trying this with a sunny-side up egg might be a good start. Many people know the health benefit of Nattō, the fermented Soy Beans, but are not willing to eat it because of its smell. Eat it with something that has more powerful smell such as Kimchi (see 'Nattō, Kimchi & Egg Rice Bowl') or Curry. The Curry can be prepared very quickly using Japanese Curry. "akin to strong cheese and the pickled vegetable known as kimchi." I removed and the pickled vegetable known as kimchi.