M iso has a long history in Japanese cuisine and has been a staple ingredient since as early as the seventh century. While ...

The Japanese diet is famously healthy – packed with vegetables, fish, fermented foods, and beans – but now, a major study suggests it could also guard against depression. Researchers studied around 12 ...

Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning that is prepared from fermented soybeans and provides a rich umami flavor ...

With a powerfully pungent smell and super stringy, sticky texture, natto (fermented soybeans) is one of Japan’s more divisive foods. Traditionally natto has been less popular in west Japan than in the ...

Nattokinase, an enzyme derived from a fermented Japanese soybean dish. WebMD explains how nattokinase supplement help prevent or treat certain heart-related conditions.

Despite soy sauce being high in sodium - about 870 mg per tablespoon - it's still substantially less than the 6,976 mg of sodium in a tablespoon of salt, which is why some people use soy sauce as ...