As a child growing up a big treat was a bowl of rice topped with natto. Sadly what I had in the early 70s was frozen natto. Visiting family and friends in Japan, my mother would ask everyone to prepare natto for me. What a different product when it is not frozen. There are many great pleasures of living in Japan for foodies. Among one of them is the variety of natto, and at affordable prices. In Japan supermarkets often put natto on sale, three packs for less than 100 JPY (or under a dollar). A recent visit to Mitsuwa in Fort Lee, NJ had natto, three packs for $1.99, and I believe most of it has been frozen while shipping.
This article first appeared in Metropolis magazine. It offers ideas for eating natto at home, including natto spaghetti.
http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/587/localflavors.asp
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