Can you help?Red Oncom: free!  

This is the beautiful  red Oncom produced by  spores of neurospora sitophila. They are used to make tempeh from okara, the processed bean  by product of tofu making and also for peanut pressings from making peanut oil.  Just look at the fabulous colour!  The new labels have arrived and I am ready to pack.
I am asking for your help with this new product. I have very basic instructions and need a few tempeh makers to help me experiment and report back with results. If you would like to try and you are an existing customer, please e mail me with your address. I have eight ready to go now. Thousand Mile Tofu are excited to have received theirs and will be sharing their results too. It is a fabulous way to value add to the okara leftover from tofu making. My chickens soon get sick of it and run away when they see it!  

Tofu Kits Offer
Having replaced the plastic fermentation bags in the tempeh kits in time for PFJuly, I am now also including a calico bag in the tofu kits to use for filtering the soy milk. The bag will contain 550g soy beans and replace one of the muslin cloths and the plastic bag that beans have been packed in until now. 
There will be no increase in tofu kit prices.
Tempeh and singular coagulant prices will be increased slightly soon to cover the increased cost of providing non plastic bags and to provide free tracking on all  orders.  It will take me a few days to adjust the web site, so order now if you want to avoid the increase.

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, high protein, vegan tempehs and tofu. 
​If you have questions, you may find them answered  on  Your Stories page or you can contact me directly. 
​Happy weekend from cold, stormy and  raining WA with special thoughts for all my Victorian friends and clients.
Stay well everyone,
Nirala

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About mrtempeh.com.au

​We are an Australian supplier of quality tempeh starter, tofu coagulants and kits, based in Margaret River in the south west of Western Australia. We offer same day free shipping for all orders received by 1pm  Australian WST Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. Secure payments available by Paypal, with or without a Paypal account. You will receive a confirmation of your order automatically from Paypal and it will be followed up by a personal confirmation with your instructions and e book attached. Please check your junk mail if you haven't received it.
We are real people, if for any reason there is a delay or problem with your order we will contact you  as soon as possible. You are welcome to ask  for help with your tempeh and tofu questions.

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. 

Tofu Coagulants: Food grade, sourced and packaged in Australia. 

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.

Prices: are inclusive of postage within Australia with options for extras such as registered and tracked parcels. For orders outside of Australia, please use the contact form as these vary from country to country.

To Order: Click on the items above to go to the shop. Please go to the contact us page if you have any questions.