Your description of trying Natto every year thinking ,"Was it really that bad?" is the same trap I fell into with the movie Solo.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

So glad you can see where I'm coming from... and too bad that movie couldn't have been better..

Wow, I was expecting it to have a different taste description. The banana sounds like good one.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

The natto flavour is not apparent, so a major plus!

Great episode. Aaron, you were great with that "chili" remark.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, that would be so awesome if we could ever find a chili machine!👍

I would have never guessed that Natto donuts would be a thing, but here we are! I'm sure you were both relieved that they didn't taste like natto 😂I'd give them a shot for sure!

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Yes! They really had no trace of natto👍

Ooo, I saw some ra-yu chili oil flavored natto in that vending machine. 😮 That would be nice to try out. But, I'm the weird person that enjoys natto. lol

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Got some nice wasabi stuff there too... But I think I'll stick to the doughnuts ;)

@masayama1618

3 ай бұрын

I like natto with salt and olive oil or sesame oil. Please try it.

@ancientflounder

3 ай бұрын

@@masayama1618 Sesame oil in natto sounds very tasty.

I wanted to like natto before I tried it but was afraid I wouldn't. But I like beans in general and actually like (and sometimes crave) natto now!

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Ew, oh no!

Woohoo critical eats first thing in the morning! ❤🎉

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

I usually post first thing in the morning at my end, but this time I thought, what the heck ;)

I've never had natto, but the apple/cinnamon sounds like something I'd try. Especially if it is deep fried.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

They are baked, but yeah, I wish we had gotten one of those

Natto donuts from a vending machine!!? Very interesting. I would have to try natto if I was in Japan.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Definitely. The natto section at the supermarket is way bigger than it needs to be...

I want to try these doughnuts. But I've never seen natto doughnuts in here. Sometimes I buy tofu doughnuts in a local tofu shop though.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

They really don't taste anything like natto. But if you really want some they do have an online shop. Not quite as fun as a vending machine though... ;)

Natto this ? Natto that ? Fermented soybeans. I would be rather windy all day.

I am curious what flavors or varieties were in the spaces that sold out. I mean what did they do to Natto that made it that good?

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

I don't know what to say ---some people actually like the stuff...

I've never had natto, and I don't know if I could handle the texture of it. However, I have tried that melon soda! It was good, but a bit too sweet.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Melon soda helps the natto go down...

Love natto. I have to drive an hour from where I live in New England to find it and I'll buy $100 worth at a time to stock up.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Yikes! You need one of these machines ;)

So beautiful video dear friend

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah? Are you a fan of natto? ;)

Wow Monster is cheap there!! Ours tend to be like double the price on average I would say. You can find them cheaper here and there but never that cheap!

@uroprop

3 ай бұрын

Stop living in Australia 😂

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Actually, we both noticed how cheap this machine was! Normally it's around 230 for Monster. Also, our cans are only 350ml.

👍

Natto ... Aaron had some good guesses. Sad way to mess with a donut. It's Paczki Day/Fat Tuesday here on Feb 13. Now THAT's a donut. :)

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Is that a holiday where you get to eat a lot?

@laraq07

3 ай бұрын

@@CriticalEatsJapan Shrove Tuesday (also known as Fat Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday) is part of the Catholic religious calendar. It's celebrated on the day before Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent ... 40 days of fasting. "Paczki were created to use up the last of the forbidden ingredients of Lent, including lard, eggs, fruit, and sugar. While the fat in paczki dough is butter, the dough was traditionally fried in lard to use it up before Lent." These decadent fried donuts filled with prune /apple/cherry jam, custard or lemon curd are commonly sold in bakeries in Poland and other parts world where immigrants brought the tradition.

I love Natto, but I never had it fresh, only frozen.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

I've never had it frozen, but I'm sure it's just as good (or bad) as normal ;)

I'd be open to trying Natto, but I know why wife would probably hate it LoL...she's very much a texture water, she'd hate the slimy texture. Those donuts sound awesome though.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm sure the doughnuts sell out more than anything else there ;)

I haven't tasted natto, but I don't think I can get pass the slimy, stringy look of it. Maybe the doughnuts would be a safe way to try natto, since it didn't taste like it.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, the doughnuts are definitely the best way to eat natto since you can't even taste it ;)

😎👍

The one vending machine eric never found..kinda think there's a xbox achievement for that

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Or he found and refused to film... ;)

Interesting flavors and textures not sure im brave enough to try natto anything

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Not up for a fun challenge? ;)

@drewsfoodreviews

3 ай бұрын

@@CriticalEatsJapannatto on your life

It's the texture of natto that I couldn't get past but in a drier form I would try it. Same with the yamaimo(?) mountain yam. Mucilaginous foods, including okra, are extremely off putting.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Right. There more slimy foods here that there aught to be.

I’ve heard that liking natto is even 50/50 among Japanese. I know my Japanese sister-in-law (from Toyota) doesn’t like it.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Yes! It is definitely an east/west thing

Natto. Yum. Not to mention all the slimy strings that you have to twirl around.

Did you save some for Jim? 😄

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Yes! We gave him all the leftovers ;)

Haha natt9 does look like a very strange fiod to this Brit but i'd definitely try it. I mean i like passion fruit and that's fruity snot right? 😂😂

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

It's all yours ;)

Ericsurf6 should do avideo finding vending machines around Kofu

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Unless you know something I don't, Gunma is a much better option👍

Natto is actually not too bad and really does not taste how it looks LOL!!

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Sure, it doesn't taste as bad as it looks, but it looks so nasty...

Not going to lie I was hoping for at least a little bit of suffering. Haven't actually tried natto myself even though I've been to Japan but it really looks awful.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

They were the lest offensive thing in there and actually no where near as bad as we feared ;)

I actually like Natto.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

It's all yours ;)

@Unit731DeathMarch

3 ай бұрын

@@CriticalEatsJapan😂😂 cheers mate

If Nato is so dispised by the Japanese people, why is it still made? Is it very healthy?

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

They love it and eat it all the time. At least the east half of the country does...

@vasyear

3 ай бұрын

@@CriticalEatsJapan oh i thought it was despised like marmite/vegimite

I don’t understand

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Neither do I, yet people actually like the stuff...

No, no natto. Yuck. Willing to try a lot of things but never that.

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

"But it's so healthy..." ;)

Egg

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Closer to rotten egg...

Natto..NOOOOO lol😂

@CriticalEatsJapan

3 ай бұрын

Eat it! It's so healthy! ;)