My tempeh has black spots! Can I still use this tempeh?
The formation of black spores, especially around the air holes, where there’s a lot of oxygen, the molds will produce some black spores. This tempeh is still eatable, and is normal. To Indonesian people black spores is a sign of a good tempeh(maker). Depending on the Rhizopus strain this will happen sometimes after 24 hours of incubation or after 3-4 days of incubation. The Tempeh Starter type “shining white” which you can order on this website does not as much black spores during the normal incubation period of 36-48 hours. What is Oncom Oncom more recently referred to as onchom, one of the staple foods of Indonesia, and is a culture food-product closely related to tempehOncom is more commonly produced in West Java, Indonesia. Unlike tempeh, oncom is mainly prepared from Okara (Okara Japanese], a byproduct of manufacturing soy milk. Our instructions will show you how to make it, and your byproduct will be delicious healty Soy Milk. A mold species Neurospora Sitophila which produces or
