The Book of Tempeh: Professional Edition - Softcover

Shurtleff, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1496077113 ISBN 13: 9781496077110

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Tempeh is a delicious, traditional Indonesian fermented food with the texture and taste of fried chicken. The Book of Tempeh takes a wholistic look at tempeh. This special Professional edition contains the complete contents of the basic, large-format Book of Tempeh plus 88 additional pages of more specialized information and 54 illustrations arranged in the following appendices: Appendix B: Tempeh in Indonesia (an overview of the tempeh industry, per capita consumption by province, etc.). Appendix C: The Varieties of Tempeh. Appendix D: Soybean Production and Traditional Soyfoods in Indonesia. Appendix E: The Microbiology & Chemistry of Tempeh Fermentation. Appendix H. Onchom or Ontjom. A fermented food resemblinh tempeh in appearance but cultured with a different microorganism (Neurospora) and made from inexpensive ingredients - peanut presscake, okara, coconut presscake, etc. Glossary of Indonesian Foods (the most extensive one available in English). Bibliography on Tempeh containing over 190 entries Expanded Index. Illustration of an Indonesian dancer. A great deal of additional original research is contained in this book.

About this title

About the Author

WILLIAM SHURTLEFF and AKIKO AOYAGI spent their formative years on opposite sides of the Pacific, in California and Tokyo respectively. Bill and Akiko began collaborating in 1972, doing research and writing books about soyfoods. They worked together for six years in East Asia, mainly in Japan, studying with top soyfoods researchers, manufacturers, nutritionists, historians, and cooks. William is currently the director of the Soyfoods Center, which he and Akiko founded in 1976, and lives in Lafayette, California. A freelance illustrator and graphic designer, Akiko lives and owns her own art business in Walnut Creek, California.

Review

"A trailblazing work on a little-known but much-loved food in Indonesia . . . the definitive word on a food well worth knowing."-Food & Wine"Stunningly impressive in its thoroughness and vastly holistic in its vision. A milestone in the accelerating soyfoods renaissance. An unparalleled success."-Library Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1496077113
• ISBN 13: 9781496077110
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250