Diary

I would like to introduce the book In Search of the Elusive African Natto.

I recently finished reading it and was surprised to learn that natto is not unique to Japan — it has been eaten in many parts of the world.
I also realised that natto has been used as an additional flavour-enhancing ingredient, similar to dashi in Japan, in other countries.

I was pleased to discover that my favourite food, natto — which I used to eat two or three packs of per day — is so widespread.

This book offers insights into how natto is consumed in countries such as those in West Africa and in Korea, and explains why it is popular in these regions.
Would you be interested in reading this book? I highly recommend it.

References

• the book: In Search of the Elusive African Natto
• What Is Natto? – Japan Centre

Original Statements

I introduce this book “In Search of the Elusive African Natto”.

I finished reading this book, and I got surprised that Natto wasn’t only in Japan, it was a food eaten widely over the world. And I gained a Notice that Natto was used for an Additional Tasty ingredient (called “dashi” in Japan) in other Countries.

I was grad to know that my favorite food Natto, I used to eat it two or three packs per day, was so world wide.

This book allows you to know how Natto is eaten in western Africa countries and Korea. And you can also understand why Natto is eaten these area. Would you Mind to read this book. I force to recommend it.

IELTS Improvement Points

• Collocation:
  “flavour-enhancing ingredient”
  → This is a natural collocation to describe something that improves taste; it’s more academic/formal than “tasty ingredient”.
• Collocation:
  “used to eat two or three packs of ~ per day”
  → “Used to” + verb for past habits, and “packs of ~” is a natural unit for packaged food.
• Template:
  “I would like to introduce…”
  → A polite and formal way to begin a presentation or writing task.
• Template:
  “This book offers insights into…”
  → A formal template often used in IELTS Task 2/academic writing to describe what something provides or explains.
• Vocabulary:
  “widespread”
  → Means “commonly found or distributed over a large area”; more academic than “so world wide” (note: “worldwide” is one word).
• Vocabulary:
  “realised”（BrE spelling）
  → A more formal and natural verb than “got surprised” or “got a notic”; also shows appropriate tense and subject-verb alignment.
• Vocabulary:
  “insights”
  → A higher-level word meaning “deep understanding”; good for Task 2 and speaking when discussing ideas or books.
• Vocabulary:
  “Would you be interested in ~ ?”
  → A polite way to make a recommendation or invitation, more natural than “Would you maind” or “I force to recommend”.