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Originally Posted by seodoa
...Tasteslikeburning's comment makes vegemite/marmite sound like the Oz/UK equivalent for natto. Natto is eaten most in the stretch of Japan from the Tokyo region and north. Whereas it is much less popular in the western regions. It is also almost completely abhorred by foreigners. Whereas those who grew up with it swear by it and seemingly cannot imagine having breakfast without a pile of gooey rotten beans on top of their rice...
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I was so close to mentioning natto as being the Japanese equivalent to Vegemite. I haven't tried natto, but the people I know that grew up with it seem to have a similar attachment to it as I do to Vegemite.