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An Asian food prepared by fermenting soybeans.

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  • A cousin oftofu, tempeh is a “cake” madeof whole soybeans that has been fermented.
  • In an effort to make it healthier, the tempeh is baked in big chunks - making it not nearly as tasty as when you slice it thin and fry it.
  • You’d have better luck buying tempeh from a butcher in Weiner’s Brooklyn district.
  • Traditional fermented foods such as tempeh, oncom, tape, kecap, and taoco are widely consumed in Indonesia.
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