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Soya Bean
 
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The soya bean appears in several forms in the Japanese cuisine:

Soya sauce (shoyu)
Soya sauce is the most important Japanese condiment and is used in many Japanese dishes.
Natto
Natto are strongly smelling, sticky, fermented soya beans. It is often enjoyed for breakfast with cooked rice. Natto is famous for being unpopular among many foreigners (and Japanese people), but also for being very healthy.
Miso
Miso is brown soya bean paste. The popular miso soup is basically made by dissolving miso paste in hot water.
Tofu
Tofu is soybean curd. The Japanese cuisine offers various delicious and tasty tofu dishes. Tofu comes in various consistencies. Furthermore, deep fried tofu (aburage and atsuage) is used in many dishes, for example, for inari sushi).

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english links

Welcome to Natto Land
Lots of information about natto.
Neba Neba Natto (Ibaraki Pref. Homepage)
How to make natto.
Marukome: The secret of Miso
Everything about Miso.

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Tofu & Soybean Cooking: The Japanese Health Way
Tofu & Soybean Cooking: The Japanese Health Way
Book by Kyoko Honda
Book of Tofu
Book by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi
The Book of Miso
Book by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi

 

 
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