INCLUDES: 4 packets of tempeh starter spores (rice, Rhizopus Oligosporus culture) and detailed instructions for making your own authentic tempeh. Each packet cultures 2 cups of dried beans, which translates to about 1.5 pounds after soaking, boiling, and culturing. AUTHENTIC TASTE: Tempeh is a delicious Indonesian dish made by fermenting beans so that mycelium knits them together and produces a sort of cake with a nutty, smoky, mushroomy flavor. VEGAN PROTEIN: One of the best homemade meat substitutes you could ask for, finished tempeh can be marinated, sliced, fried, or however you would prepare meat. Put in sandwiches, soup, or level up with vegan bacon or meatless chicken nuggets! VERSATILE: This incredible plant based protein is traditionally made with soy beans, but can also be made with black beans, garbanzo beans, mung beans, or adzuki beans, to name a few. This starter contains no soy, so if you're avoiding it, we've got you covered. HEALTH BENEFITS: In addition to boasting 2.5x the protein of tofu, tempeh is a great source of calcium, riboflavin, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, and manganese; and as with all fermented foods, contains probiotics for digestive health. Make your own tasty vegetarian meat substitute at home with this Tempeh Starter Culture from Cultures For Health. This tasty vegan food not only has a higher protein, vitamin, and fiber content than tofu, but it’s a great source of probiotics, which will promote better gut health. A delicious Indonesian food, tempeh is typically made from soybeans and has an earthy, smoky, somewhat mushroom-like flavor; however, it can be made with any type of bean or lentil, and this starter is soy-free for anyone with relevant dietary restrictions or preferences. This versatile vegetarian food can be sliced, marinated, or seasoned as desired, and perfect for adding to soups, sandwiches, salads, or whatever you like. You can even bread and bake them for meatless chicken tenders or nuggets! Our culture comes with 4 packets of spores, each of which will culture 2 cups of dried beans, which almost triples in size once soaked, boiled, and cultured, yielding roughly 1.5 pounds of finished tempeh. Tempeh is a wonderful source of vegetarian or vegan protein, but also simply makes delicious probiotic healthy snacks for anyone looking to try something new. For great-tasting treats with gut-healthy probiotics, Cultures For Health is here to get you started.