Comments on: Tempting Tempeh

By: Malavika

Malavika — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:27:10 +0000

Thanks!

By: Hannah (BitterSweet)

Hannah (BitterSweet) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:25:24 +0000

It’s definitely a specialty item, so there aren’t many readily available options, and I’ve never seen it in stores anywhere. If there was a local company that made tempeh, however, I’m sure you could ask to purchase a small bit of their starter culture.

By: Malavika

Malavika — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:18:39 +0000

Thank you! Are there no stores that stock it, however?

By: Hannah (BitterSweet)

Hannah (BitterSweet) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:17:03 +0000

For homemade tempeh, you can purchase starter spores online here: http://www.culturesforhealth.com/tempeh-starter.html

Enjoy!

By: Malavika

Malavika — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:59:01 +0000

I ate tempeh for the first (and only) time in my life on a holiday in Singapore. I’m back in India and find myself salivating over the memory of it. I’d like to try and make some at home. Do you know where in Singapore I could find tempeh starter?

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:41:36 +0000

Made these tonight, and despite my screwing with the bread part (even though I’m a bread baking virgin and I STILL messed with the dough; I can never JUST make a recipe), and they were DELICIOUS. My rolls, of course, didn’t come out nearly as pretty as YOURS OR as perfectly round, but they RESEMBLED the picture. :D

I actually wasn’t sure how much I’d like a stuffed roll, but I LOVE how I can just hold my dinner in a neat, EDIBLE little package. Oh my goodness, Hannah, phenomenal. THANK you for sharing this with us. (Coincidentally, this was my FIRST of your recipes that I’ve made so I was a Bittersweet virgin, as well, but what a great recipe to start with!)

I have a question on how to refrigerate/freeze these as the recipe made a fair amount of food (for just two people). Should I:

1. Chill/freeze the dough on it’s own after the first rising,
2. Fill then chill/freeze OR
3. Fill, let rise, then chill/freeze (probably no on this one, right?)

Again, SO delicious, and WELL worth the time and effort it takes to complete these, even for a beginner/intermediate cook like myself. So, please, everyone do yourself a favor and MAKE these!!

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:16:48 +0000

I’m wondering the SAME thing Liz is — I, too, only have the dry yeast; can I just use those packets? Two to equal .5oz??

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:17:02 +0000

Hannah,
I only have packets of yeast — do you think I could get away with just using .5 oz of yeast for the bread? Or would that not allow for enough rising? Anyone an experienced bread maker that can offer some advice?

By: erin

erin — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:40:55 +0000

Looks great, except that Lightlife is a ConAgra brand. ConAgra is a *huge* player in the meat and dairy industry (not to mention biotech and GE), which makes their “vegan” products not quite so exciting, I think…not that this is anything different from most other mainstream soy/fake meat products (Boca = Kraft; Morningstar Farms = Kellogg; White Wave/Silk = Jimmy Dean).

By: FRED

FRED — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:54:14 +0000

It is true that it is hard to find ideas on how to eat unusual foods like tempeh. I find inspiration by joining various online communities like Give it 2 Me Raw and other vegan/vegetarian communities. Members always share great recipes, others give feedback or suggest alternatives, etc…
So join one of those communities and you’ll feel adventurous and inspired!