Thursday, April 12, 2007

Natto. I can't escape! HELP!

So today they served natto for lunch. Natto, for those of you who are blissfully unaware, is fermented soy beans. It's stinky, and stringy (think snotty), and absolutely an acquired taste. One of the fist things people ask you in Japan is "Can you eat natto?" They do so with a slight smirk and a gleam in their eye, and are sooo disappointed if you can answer "Why yes! I quite enjoy stinky, slimy fermented soy beans. Why, natto is delicious! "

I cannot eat natto.

Unfortunately the smell wafts and permeates, so I also am unable to get away from it. I'm in for a long afternoon. (And all the teachers are laughing at me)