Saki Suzuki, 2 ¾ years old, Tokyo Credit Hannah Whitaker for The New York Times The first time Saki ate the fermented soybean dish called natto, she was 7 months old. She promptly vomited. Her mother, Asaka, thinks that perhaps this was because of the smell, which is vaguely suggestive of canned cat food. But in time, the gooey beans became Saki’s favorite food and a constant part of her tradition
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