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[Jay]

-I tried it a few times here and it was good but more expensive and less available. The average super market here you can walk into and find 90% of the food is way too fat and or un healthy.

a good thing; maybe the only good of the VietNam wars; was at the end there was a larger than average population of Asian (Hmong) immigrants assigned to Denver CO. These people are now all second generation but there are some excellent Asian markets.

all good tho but your pic of the tempeh didnt match how we see here.

I am a little concerned about eating raw tofu. Please confirm this; generally it should be cooked like a meat product. Is the tempeh come from a cleaner process?

thanks!

Hmm, Tempeh is very cheap here. Typically one raw cake of Tempeh only cost $1. Most probably because Tempeh are produced by local farmers in mass number.

Sorry if I confused you with my post, Pellaz. I always cook my tofu/tempeh. I don't recommend eating neither Tofu nor Tempeh raw. Tofu best to eat after being steamed at least for 5 minutes (To kill bacteria. Touch wood). Tempeh is impossible to eat raw. So you have to cook it too.

Tempeh is typically made by cooking and dehulling soybeans, inoculating them with a culturing agent and follows by incubating the inoculated product overnight until it forms a solid cake.

I think the hygiene/cleanliness aspect of Tempeh depends on the producer itself. Tempeh can't last long. Usually only for two days or three before fungus gets it. You can easily identify a rotten Tempeh through green fungus on it. Tempeh is usually sealed in plastic to maintain its freshness. Traditionally it is packed in banana leafs or alike.

A fresh Tempeh is creamy white and has no smell (Beside the soy smell). Less fresh Tempeh is light brownish creamy.

I've eaten Tempeh since I was a kid and so far everything's okay. Touch wood.

That's the best answer I can give you, Pellaz.

Oh yes, do you have Whole Foods or Trader's Joe in your place? You can try to find Tempeh in these markets if you worry with its hygiene (if obtaining from smaller local markets).