


About 30% of young Japanese people aged 39 or younger don't have breakfast, and approximately 40% of those who do choose bread for their breakfast. When I was younger it was thought that having bread in the morning was a western-styled cool way of having breakfast, but as a Japanese I prefer rice over bread.
Today I had rice, seaweed soup, and natto for breakfast. Natto is made of soybeans that were fermented, but, due to its smell and taste, even not a few Japanese avoid having it. I used to hate it when I was a kid, but as I grew older Natto became my favorite. I haven't seen anybody from Europe or the US who like to have Natto.