Tempe which is a daily food of Indonesian society is often still considered as food of middle-class society down. In Indonesia, tempe is mostly used as a companion food from staple food. Behind the simplicity of tempe turned out to have tremendous benefits for health. These foods are rich in nutrients and contain plant proteins and amino acids. Tempeh also contains various types of B vitamins, iron, zinc, isoflavones, riboflavones, vegetable fats, phosphorus, carotene. The complete benefits and nutritional content of tempe5 has attracted many researchers and organizations from around the world.
Tempe is decades into the food of the people of Indonesia has been well known in Europe and America. William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi in his book The Book of Tempeh: A Super Soyfood from Indonesia5 reveals that tempe has been produced and sold in various countries of the world. Many vegetarians around the world have used this soybean meal as a meat substitute. Therefore, various countries in the world, such as Germany, Japan, and the United States, have been doing research on tempe.
Generally, Indonesian food made from soybeans comes from China, such as tofu, soy sauce, and tauco. However, tempe is almost certainly the original food of Indonesia, although there are also people who think that this food also comes from China. Indeed, it can not be ascertained when the first processed soybeans are made. For sure this traditional food has been known for centuries, especially by the traditional rural communities of Java that originally produced it from black soybeans. In line with the spread of Javanese people who migrated to all parts of the country, soybean processing techniques with fermentation process is also spread.
Amid the fame of tempe in the world, there are still many Indonesian people who have not understood the benefits and potential of tempe. Seeing these conditions, Amadeus Driando Ahnan and Winarno made a movement called Indonesian Tempe Movement (ITM). The movement aims to raise national and international awareness that tempeh is a healthy food, an important source of nutrients, and potential for business. This movement promotes tempe in various ways. One of them with workshop. Workshop is one of ITM's activities to introduce tempe as Indonesia's special food to the world. The reason, tempe is a solution of healthy food needs, delicious, environmentally friendly, and has a thick cultural aspects. With its unique identity, tempe has international potential to be developed in the fields of food, health, art, and business.
Tempe original Indonesia
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