1, Introduction
Natto originated in China and exists in large quantities in Japan. Natto is similar to fermented beans and strange beans in China. Soybean fermented by Bacillus natto is natto. Natto contains a variety of effective ingredients to delay aging. Japanese people live longer because they often eat natto in their daily lives. The sticky substance of natto is formed by mucus and amino acids. Mucus can promote the absorption and synthesis of protein. When it enters the stomach, it will form a thin film to protect the gastric mucosa. In other words, eating natto can prevent drunkenness and vomiting before drinking in large quantities.
2. Edible processing method of natto
Natto made by yourself or bought from the supermarket can be eaten directly without heating or washing.
How to eat natto (practice)
1, natto burrito
Ingredients: natto, chives, mung bean sprouts, winter bamboo shoots, soy sauce, vinegar, mustard, sesame oil and sweet noodle sauce.
Practice: first add appropriate amount of soy sauce, mustard, balsamic vinegar and shallots and mix well; Add some sesame oil Blanch the bean sprouts gently to keep them crisp and tender; Shred winter bamboo shoots and blanch them. Spread natto mixed with shallots on pancakes or spring cakes, add bean sprouts and shredded bamboo shoots, and roll up; Dip in sweet noodle sauce according to taste.
2, natto mushroom salad
Ingredients: natto, corn kernels, green peas, Tricholoma, soy sauce, olive oil and mustard.
Practice: tear open the package of natto and stir it with chopsticks for a few minutes, and you will find more and more silk. When you lift chopsticks, the silk will be pulled out and exposed to the air for a few minutes. Wash the mushrooms, slice them, blanch them with boiling water, add a little salt to facilitate the taste, and take them out to cool for later use. Blanch the green peas and corn kernels separately, and cool them for later use. Put the prepared natto, mushroom slices, green peas and corn into a salad bowl, add a little soy sauce, mustard and olive oil and stir well.
3, natto assorted dishes
Ingredients: natto, cucumber, carrot, almond, soy sauce, vinegar, mustard and sugar.
Practice: first add 1 tablespoon soy sauce to make natto salty; You can add a little green mustard or mustard to increase the freshness. Add 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar and mix well, so that its mucus becomes soft, no longer drawing, but becomes foam, which can be easily scooped out with a spoon. Wash cucumber and carrot, cut into small dices, add a little salt and mix well. Add diced cucumber, diced carrot and almond, and stir well in the foam; Add some vinegar and sugar to adjust the taste.
4. Sandwich rice balls
Ingredients: rice, natto, seaweed slices.
Practice: make zongzi, use freshly steamed rice, and turn it over with a wooden spoon while it is hot to enhance the stickiness. Then when it's not hot, knead a cake in your palm, and then put a spoonful of natto without stirring. Cover with appropriate amount of rice, knead into triangles, and arrange them one by one; You can eat it with a piece of roasted seaweed.
5, natto bibimbap
Mix soy sauce or mustard with natto and rice. A bowl of delicious and appetizing natto bibimbap will be successful.
Who can't eat natto and the precautions of natto?
1, who can't eat natto?
1. 1, acute pancreatitis
In acute pancreatitis, it is forbidden to eat all foods that can stimulate the secretion of gastric juice and pancreatic juice. Because natto can promote the secretion of gastric juice, it is not suitable for eating.
1.2, nephropathy
The content of nonessential amino acids in natto is high, which is unfavorable to patients with nephritis, renal failure and renal dialysis, and should be fasted.
1.3, the wound is not healed.
Nattokinase has a strong anticoagulant effect, and it is easy to cause wound bleeding after surgery and in patients with unhealed wounds.
1.4, severe gastropathy
The content of natto purine is high, which can promote gastric juice secretion; Dietary fiber in natto can cause mechanical damage to gastric mucosa. Therefore, patients with peptic ulcer, acute gastritis and chronic superficial gastritis should not eat natto.
1.5, gout
Gout is caused by abnormal purine metabolism, and natto contains more purine. Patients with gout should try to eat less natto.
1.6. Patients who use coumarin drugs and patients with hypertension should not eat it.
2. Suitable population of natto
The general population can eat it. Suitable for children, women and the elderly.
3. The taboo of natto.
3. 1, eat without heating
Nattokinase is not heat-resistant, and its activity disappears when heated to 70℃. So it is best to eat raw. In order to maintain its remarkable health characteristics beneficial to the cardiovascular system, it is absolutely not allowed to add a lot of oil or a lot of animal food.
3.2. You can eat it after the shelf life is slightly over.
The shelf life of natto is one week. During the period of low-temperature storage in refrigerator, natto is still undergoing slow low-temperature mature fermentation, and nattokinase and vitamin K2 are also increasing. However, although it can be eaten after the shelf life, it is just that Bacillus natto decomposes protein for survival, and the odor gradually increases.
3.3. Eating natto for dinner is the best.
Nattokinase can dissolve thrombus between 1 hour and 12 hour. According to statistics, the onset time of various thrombi such as cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction is mostly in the early morning and Monday. Therefore, it is best to have dinner every night or Sunday.
3.4. Eat in moderation
Although natto has the function of dissolving thrombus, everyone must have a certain degree when eating it, and it is better to eat it 2 ~ 3 times a week.
3.5. Natto should not be eaten with coumarin drugs.