Megan was in town over the weekend, and today she did our family a huge favor by cutting my father’s hair. She is a hairdresser extraordinaire, you see, and my father has refused to go get his hair cut for I don’t know how long. It was all long and crazy looking. His fingernails were also all long and crazy, so she clipped those, too. Afterwards we went out to lunch! My parents had noodles:
I ordered a few a la carte items, hoping for no sugar, dairy, or wheat. One of the items I got was a mixture of kim chee and natto (Japanese fermented soy beans). Natto has this weird, slimy, sticky consistency, and it is pretty stinky. Many people can’t stomach the stuff. I have only eaten it a few times, but I thought it might be a nice combo with the kim chee (yes, kim chee might have some sugar in it, I suppose, but my acupuncturist recommended I eat plenty of kim chee):
hmmm….kim chee and natto – now that’s a combination i’ve never heard of. did the kim chee mask the natto?
What about a kim chee burger? Better yet, cheeseburger…get that dairy in there! ;O). You’re brave to eat the natto. The weirdest natto food I’ve heard of is mochi with natto filling.
Wow, kimchi and natto. Interesting…
mmm…natto.
Ah natto. Kind of like Limburger on steroids…mmmmmm
What was it like?
People here keep recommending I eat natto with kim chi as a kind of donburi thing to make the natto more palatable… I really want to learn to eat it – it’s meant to be insanely healthy.
I actually like that combination a lot!
I know people think I’m weird, but I like to add a slice of cheese to it, and have everything on hot white rice.
megan is a goddess. cut his fingernails too? amazing!
your dad looks very spruced up now. I think I shall pass on the food.
I tried natto in a sushi restaurant some time ago, and it was quite an experience. Yes, it definately requires something to help it go down!
your mom and pops are so cute =)
Mmmmmm Kim chee. Hope you feel better soon!
ugh, i definitely cannot stomach natto. kudos to you for giving it another go!
Mmm, I’m hungry. Mariko, I got your comment and tried to email you but my email bounced back. Will you write me again? A
is this diet helping your health? that must be a fun diet, although i don’t care for kimchee personally, but the people i know who like it, really like it…
You’ve got the cutest parents!
your parents are just adorable!
The consistency of natto disturbs me more than the smell.
Kim Chee and Natto. I think I could eat that with some vinegar. Or an especially pickled kim chee. I’m all about the icky smelling Heinz White Vin.
I love natto, and Kin chee too. My mom makes her own ( I always think she is like a Japanese Tasha Tudor).. I always request natto when we hit Sushiland in Portland.
I watched on TV that Ao-nori(powdered) make natto taste easier. I couldn’t eat natto but now I can eat natto ao-nori mix. Try it some time.