natto


nat·to

N5034050 (nä′tō)n. A Japanese food that is made from steamed, fermented soybeans and that has a stringy, mucilaginous texture and a strong smell.
[Japanese nattō : Japanese na(t)- (probably as in nassho, temple storehouse, where natto was kept), variant form of , to bring in, put away, offer, accept (from earlier napu, from Early Middle Chinese nap, to offer; also the source of Mandarin ) + Japanese , bean (from Middle Chinese tɦəw`; also the source of Mandarin dòu); see tofu.]