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tempeh

tempeh

5 5.1
A firm food made from fermented soybeans used like meat
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛmpeɪ/
translation icon : tempeh
  • The loaf is made with tempeh and bean paste.
  • tempeh and tofu
  • tempeh with soy
  • tempeh and vegetables

I add in things like tempeh and tofu into my salads.

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Examples

  • If tofu is not your "cup of tea" and you'd like to add soy to your diet, you can also enjoy it in the form of miso, tempeh, edamame beans, and products prepared with soy flour and soymilk.

    Blog text (27)

  • The best known are isoflavones from soy products like tofu, tempeh, and soy concentrates and isolates added to many foods.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Drinking kombucha and eating tempeh.

    Blog text (2)

  • I add in things like tempeh and tofu into my salads.

    Rich Roll

  • Tofu and tempeh are really protein dense plant based foods.

    ZOE

  • Well, the pesto-marinated tempeh kebabs had been delicious.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • I made tempeh sausage.

    What's Your Number? (2011)

  • Foods like kimchi, sauerkraut, tempeh, and kombucha provide variety and vitality to our diets.

  • I tried all kinds of meat substitutes, tofu, seitan, and tempeh, and of course incorporated a lot of beans, nuts, and lentils into my diet.

    Blog text (15)

  • Many vegetarians choose tempeh as a healthy meat substitute in their meals.

Synonyms

soya
vstempeh
  • UK
1 3.1

A high-protein food made from beans used instead of meat or milk

is a specific firm fermented form used as a meat substitute

How Firm

jerky
30 3.7
seitan
3 5.7
tempeh
5 5.1
tofu
61 2.9

Surface Forms

tempeh singular
tempehs plural

Etymology

The word tempeh comes from Indonesia, from the Javanese word tempe, which is the local name for a firm block made from fermented soybeans. That's why English uses the same name for this protein-rich food often used as a meat substitute.