I’ve had it and it doesn’t taste that bad. If you don’t mind blue cheese, it’s not that much worse.
It smells like cleaning fluid from under your sink cabinet though. That’s the main issue.
It smells like cleaning fluid from under your sink cabinet though. That’s the main issue.
Your comment has made me want to try it. In your telling, it is probably a similar level of challenge as Natto:
Apparently commercial natto doesn’t really smell that bad because they figured out how to reduce it. If you enjoy smelly cheese, natto is comparable. Taste-wise, it’s meaty and takes soy sauce well and pairs well with rice. The slime isn’t great but kind of disappears into the rice.
I’ve heard traditional Natto is worse but I haven’t had it. Even in Japan, the natto I got was commercial. You can get natto at Denny’s Japan.
That said, I did have one friend that couldn’t stand the smell at all. Most friends that I’ve offered it to are mostly put off by the slime. They look like slimey spider eggs.