Tofu & Tempeh

Tofu & Tempeh

visiting a small local factory and learning everything about soy products

Location: 

Jl. Koi, Bangunharjo, Sewon, Bantul, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 55188, Indonesia

Duration: 

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Tofu: plant based cheese replacement from Asiainfo-icon, made of coagulated soy milk
  2. Tempeh: Indonesian soy product, made by controlled fermentation into a cake
  3. Production: visiting a local Tofu & Tempeh bakery and learning all the process
  4. Soy Beans: using imported raw materials instead of domestically produced
  5. History: the first Tofu production was documented over 2000 years ago in Chinainfo-icon

Image sources

  1. Drying Tofu in the shelves
  2. Slicing freshly baked Tofu
  3. Tofu & Tempeh production
  4. Soy beans from the USAinfo-icon
  5. Measure the right amount

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