by adaweawe on Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:53 pm
Just to update, I've had it sitting in the fridge for about two days now and it still tastes very disgusting. There is almost no savory taste, most of what I taste is bitter and kind of mold. But I'm almost certain that there isn't any mold growing because those very careful with sanitation and I don't see any mold.
It just has this nasty bitter taste to it that makes me want to gag. I haven't actually had real natto but I'm almost certain this is not what good natto is supposed to taste like.
I compared some pictures online versus my natto and it seems like the best natto especially the ones from the prepackaged natto companies been of little Styrofoam boxes have a color that resembles a pinto bean. On the other hand my soybeans look more yellowish and lighter colored. Next time I'll try steaming them for longer to see if I can get this dark color on the beam. They really don't even end up looking like soybeans and more close to pinto beans or kidney beans judging from the pictures of the natto in the Styrofoam boxes.