Threaded Natto - Threaded Natto

…A processed food made from soybeans. There are two types, Shiokara natto and Itohiki natto, and when people simply say natto, they are usually referring to the latter in the Kanto region and the former in the Kansai region. The name Shiokara natto appears in the late Heian period's Shin Sarugaku-ki, but it is said to be a type of Kuki that was brought over from China long ago and was made by the Daizensho (cooking staff) of the Imperial Household Ministry from the Nara period onwards. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Itohiki Natto" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ダイズを原料とする加工食品。塩辛納豆と糸引納豆の2種があり，単に納豆というと，関東では後者を，関西では前者をさすことが多かった。塩辛納豆の名は平安後期の《新猿楽記》に見えているが，古く中国から伝えられ，奈良時代から宮内省の大膳職でもつくっていた〈豉（くき）〉の一種とされる。…

※「糸引納豆」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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