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Food: Tempe, Isn't that a Town in Arizona?

Posted on May 29, 2008

Yes, it is, but tempe is also the latest food craze. Apparently a lot of vegetarians are giving this fermented whole-grain a look. More from Chalmers: Tempe is designed for vegetarians, but also for people who want to eat less meat for environmental reasons, for example, says Charlotte Eklund-Jonsson at the Department of Food Science. We also had the environment in mind when we chose to base it on barley and oats, which are suitable to cultivate in Sweden and therefore do not require long transports. Tempe is produced through fermentation with the aid of the micro fungus Rhizopus oligosporus....

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