Tempeh or tempe (; javanese: ꦠꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ, romanized: témpé, pronounced [tempe]) is a traditional indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. it is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. a fungus, rhizopus oligosporus or rhizopus oryzae, is used in the fermentation process and is also known as tempeh starter. it is especially popular on the island of java, where it is a staple source of protein. like tofu, tempeh is made from soybeans, but it is a whole soybean product with different nutritional characteristics and textural qualities. tempeh's fermentation process and its retention of the whole bean give it a higher content of p...

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