tempeh

[ tem-pey ]

noun

, Indonesian Cooking.

1. a fermented soybean cake.

tempeh

/ ˈtɛmpeɪ /

noun

1. fermented soya beans

Word History and Origins

Origin of tempeh¹

First recorded in 1960–65, tempeh is from the Javanese word témpé

Word History and Origins

Origin of tempeh¹

C20: from Indonesian tempe

Example Sentences

It's much like making miso, and results in a protein similar to tempeh.

From Salon

Worldwide, a majority of soy is used for animal feed, while only 7 percent winds up becoming tofu, tempeh, soy milk, or other foods.

From Salon

Soybeans are also pulses, and tofu and tempeh are versatile sources of protein.

From Seattle Times

To extract the protein from the spent grain, the researchers first sterilised it before using Rhizopus oligosporus, a food-grade fungus commonly used to ferment soybeans to produce tempeh, a soy-based food popular in Southeast Asia.

From Science Daily

He’d been lacto-fermenting vegetables into sauerkraut and kimchi for a while, then expanded into mold-based ferments such as koji and tempeh, thanks in part to a book called “Koji Alchemy” and then a residency with fermentation guru Sandor Katz.

From Seattle Times