The Culinary Evolution of Tempeh

Discover these contemporary takes on a 300-year-old superfood

By Indonesia Gastronomy Network

by Indonesian Tempe Movement ( http://www.tempemovement.com/ ) - @tempemovement

Tempeh Tumpeng (2019-11-06) by Driando of Indonesian Tempe MovementIndonesia Gastronomy Network

Mini Tempeh Tumpeng

The street food version of Tumpeng, the 'Javanese birthday cake', typically has tempeh as one of its toppings. The cone shape resembles a mount, vegetables resemble forest, and tempeh resembles the earth's blessing that grows out of blessed soil.

TempeBar (2019-11-06) by Driando of Indonesian Tempe MovementIndonesia Gastronomy Network

The TempeBar

A chocolate-covered protein bar made of tempeh, a good match for desserts.

Reinvented tempeh lodeh (2019-03-15) by Chef Ragil of Nusa GastronomyIndonesia Gastronomy Network

Lodeh Tempeh

'Lodeh tempe', a traditional coconut milk-based vegetable soup of Indonesia, is reconstructed by Chef Ragil of Nusa Gastronomy in the form of fried blackbean tempeh poured with lodeh puree.

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