Now you can make your own tempeh at home! Tempe (or tempeh in the West) is a vegan superfood and meat substitute made by forming fermented soy beans into loaves. While tofu is made from soybean curds, tempe is made from whole soybeans. This product is known by various names - tempeh yeast, tempeh starter yeast, tempeh starter culture, etc. These are all the same thing, and describes something that simply helps in the fermentation process.

The amount of starter culture you need varies from recipe to recipe, but from my own research, I’ve found that the majority of the recipes call for up to 3/4 of a teaspoon of starter yeast for every 2 cups of soybeans.