Grotesque foods 1: Natto

As an introduction to some of the foodstuffs I may mention in the course of these adventures (and so one can see just how disturbing a trip out of doors can be in this country), I feel I should share with you a picture of one of Japan's more infamous foods, Natto. The full description of this Natto will hopefully be posted on Emma's blog shortly, since these pictures were taken during her (recent, surprisingly) obligatory first experience of this loathsome stuff. Let it suffice to say for now that it is nutty, slimy and slippery all at once, and best avoided.