Red Oncom has arrived and tempeh goes to the glassblowers!

Great excitement this week amongst tofu makers with the arrival of red ONCOM. These are spores of neurospora sitophila, laboratory produced in Yogyakarta . They are used to make tempeh from okara, the pressed bean cake that is a by product of tofu making and also for peanut pressings.  It is not quite ready for sale as it arrived much more quickly than I anticipated but I wanted to share the news! ​There are only have three tofu kits available with free beans left. If you don't want to miss out, order soon and begin creating the okara to use with the new spores!
I hand delivered some starter locally this week and over a cuppa we talked about temperature requirements. It just so happens there is a glass blowing furnace running on site and the tempeh will be bedded down next to it!
 
The  new calico bags ( for sale here.)  are proving popular with tempeh and tofu makers. They are a great reusable alternative to using plastic bags (which I will no longer stock). I will update the instructions as they will be slightly different using calico, meanwhile I will send the amendments with each order of bags. I still have a few plastic fermentation bags to use for tempeh kits and will let you know when I make the change over. I am so happy to be offering another plastic free alternative. See also fermenting in containers 
I am really pleased to see so many people trying new things in their kitchens. It gives us great control over the quality and availability of food stuffs when we embrace make your own.  Tempeh can be made with a range of of legumes and grains and most pantries will have something you can use. Split peas are excellent for tempeh making as they are prehulled. Chickpeas and other beans will need hulling unless you buy channa or moong dal splits. You can add a proportion of unhulled lentils to other tempehs, together with seeds and rice. Food security is becoming a world wide issue. Affordable plant based proteins offer a sustainable solution, especially when we can store beans and legumes with out refrigeration for long periods of time to create a variety of easily digestible tempehs and tofu. 

​If you have questions, you may find them answered  on  Your Stories page or you can contact me directly.
I am looking at some exciting new developments for 2020, including the long promised tofu book. 
Stay well and take care of each other.
​From wet and blowy WA,
Nirala

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Tempeh starter: Tempeh was recognised by the government of Indonesia as a national cultural heritage in October 2017 and  will be proposed as a Unesco intangible cultural heritage in 2021. The of making rhizopus oligosporus (tempeh starter) has been a closely guarded cultural secret. Please note: there is no production of rhizopus oligosporus in Australia.
Our tempeh starter is pre mixed with rice flour to ensure even distribution of mycelium growth in your tempeh. 

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Packaging: We have reduced the amount of paper and plastic used by changing to lined unbleached Kraft paper pouches for starters and coagulants, heat sealed and with best before dates. (Best before dates are a guideline only and can be extended by keeping your starter in the freezer.) We have changed to envelopes made from 100% recycled paper and are constantly working to source more environmentally friendly packaging, baskets and presses.

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