Originally Posted by
rwsatl
I've had natto once and that was enough for me. My western tastes could not adjust to the smell.
Most of the citizens of the Western half of Japan can't adjust to that smell either. Low odour/odourless natto is available for those with sensibilities like yours.
It was a Western delicacy that prepared me for natto - truffle and truffle oil. Has a similarish palate of fetid/musty overtones. So it was my Western tastes that adjusted me to the smell of natto.