先日日本へ一時帰国したお友達に、納豆菌を買って来てもらいました。
A friend of mine went back to Japan for a visit and bought this Natto starter for me.
納豆菌はこのとっても小さいボトルに入ってきました。付属のスプーンは耳かきサイズ。作り方によると、ほんの少量の納豆菌で納豆が作れちゃうそうです。
NATTO starter came in these tiny bottles. The spoon came with them was the size of a ear wax cleaner. The instruction says that I only need very little amount of Natto starter to make NATTO.
こちらは、一晩水に浸した乾燥大豆を、圧力鍋で柔らかくなるまで煮て、水で溶いた納豆菌をまぜたもの。
Here are the soybeans soaked in water overnight and cooked in a pressure cooker until soft and mixed with the Natto starter water.
大豆の入った容器は、ヒートパックやブランケットを使って保温。
The container with the soybean mixture is kept warm in a blanket with a heat pack.
およそ24時間後には、大豆が発酵して、納豆に変わっていました。
After about 24 hours, soybeans were fermented and turned into
NATTO.
温かい納豆は発酵を止めるために冷蔵庫へ。
The warm NATTO was placed in a refrigerator to stop the fermentation.
ほら、ねばねば糸ひいてるでしょ〜!!
Now, it's stringy and gooey!!
お味は?お店の見たいに、とおーーーっても美味しかったです。むしろそれより美味しいかも!1日半で納豆が出来ちゃうなんて、すごく感動しました。やったね!
The taste? It was very good, just like the NATTO I buy from the store or even better. I was quite impressed by the result that the NATTO can be made at home in a day and a half. I am very happy!