Food

Natto

Some natto from the last 2 months or so.

2 Osato brand natto’s. Both of medium (Chu-tsubu) size bean. The taste was fairly similar for both of these, the right side one was slightly more fuller flavour with a firmer bean consistency. Mukashinagara means Old fashioned. umai ga ichiban tare karashi means something like Special sauce and mustard.

Yamada brand Hikiwari natto. Hikiwari is crushed beans. I found these more slimy but slightly less flavorful than usual, they ferment for less time and develop less flavour.

Osato brand Otsubo (large bean) natto. Far less slimy, but more flavour from extended fermentation, and much more texture to the bigger beans. yuki homare kokusan means something like Special domestic grain?

Yamada brand Kotsubu (small) natto. This has extra Dashi added and is meant to be served on rice. More slimy than the larger sizes, and a good flavour. This one had no mustard, just soy.

Yamada brand mini natto. Doesn’t say Kotsubu, it says mini instead, and I believe they are meant to be even smaller and also softer than usual (I’m not sure I noticed). They tasted pretty much same as above.

Drinks

Lemon Sour

Japanese non-alcoholic Lemon Sour. Tastes like grapefruit pith, very sour! Awesome.

Drinks

Shame.

Not sure who is making this in WA right now, but its a better Lager than a LOT of craft brewers are putting out in 2022 – 23

Drinks

Some beers – Late Jan to mid Feb 2023 beers.

Bayreuther – Hell, Helles Lager, 4.9% 500ml bottle. Nice standard Helles Lager, a little sweet, a little spicy, nice moderate bitterness, clean, crisp. Sierra Nevada – Celebration, 6.8% 375ml can. No idea when this was canned, but still fine, old school stuff, a classic. Hargreaves Hill – ESB, 5.2% 375ml can. Bitter, malty, hits all the marks for style, decent beer. Sudden Death Brewing – Bull Dog Brown, Brown Ale, 4.5% 500ml can. First beer from these guys, surprised its German, canned March of 22 so…Instantly comes across visually and smell as too massive and dark, more like a Porter, on drinking its mild and a decent Brown Ale, nice enough even with the age. Fruh – Kolsch, 4.8% 500ml can. A perfect standard, a great beer. It is what it is every time. Rocky Ridge – Karls Date Turns Sour, Lemon Sherbet Berliner 2,6% 375ml can. Its nice, its a lemony sour, tart and sherbetty.