Indonesian Cuisines
Tempeh - The World's Finest Food

Tempeh Anatomy

How do you know you have a very good tempeh in your hand? One way of determining it is that you should be able to slice fresh tempeh paper thin without it separating or falling apart. The beans are held tightly together by the branches of the spreading yeast that grow like the roots of a tree under the ground. Every space between the bean particles are filled with the fluffy white mycelia of the fungus Rhizopus oligosporus that hold the beans together.

Moreover, good fresh tempeh not only looks good and appealing but also smells good. If you defrost good quality frozen tempeh you can notice mild wine-like odor. It emits no offensive smell.

Finally, good tempeh tastes good. It leaves no unpleasant aftertaste in your mouth.