Hi guys,
I generally love natto, except a few weeks ago I had this really bad natto at my sister’s house. My sister (who also loves natto) also agreed that it tasted really bad, and she doesn’t know why.
[This is a picture of the packaging of the bad natto](https://imgur.com/UG8SMtv).
As I recall, the mustard tasted too strong and the natto was too tart and harsh.
I can read Chinese (hence Kanji) and some basic kana as well as speak some very basic Japanese, but am otherwise Japanese illiterate. I can’t really identify any words on this packaging that I can associate with the bad taste.
This is as opposed to other Okame Natto company products I’ve had, [like this one I bought on sale and am loving on a near-daily basis at the moment](https://imgur.com/9z4WaXJ).
What is it particularly that is making the red-packaging natto taste bad? Is it the type of natto? Or a different sauce combination?
Would really appreciate if someone could teach me how to identify that particular type of natto so I don’t buy it in the future. I’m mostly Japanese illiterate so my current strategy is to just grab the cheapest natto on sale and go.
Thanks!
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