纳豆 (nàdòu) · nattō (Japanese fermented soybeans)

Measure Word

一盒纳豆 hé

Meanings

1 nattō (Japanese fermented soybeans)
2 fermented soybean breakfast food

About the ingredient

Whole soybeans fermented until sticky, sold in small chilled tubs with sachets of sauce and mustard. Stirring pulls up long slimy threads, and it has a strong smell. It is eaten cold over rice.

Contains soy

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他每天早上吃一盒纳豆。

Tā měitiān zǎoshang chī yì hé nàdòu.

He eats a packet of nattō every morning for breakfast.

HSK 6

纳豆有一种独特的气味。

Nàdòu yǒu yì zhǒng dútè de qìwèi.

Nattō has a distinctive smell.

Tips

culture

Japanese fermented soybeans, eaten over rice with soy sauce and mustard. Famous for its strong smell, sticky strings (拉丝), and high vitamin K2 content. The Chinese name is read with Mandarin pronunciations of the original kanji rather than transliterated phonetically - same as 寿司 (sushi) and 刺身 (sashimi).