TEMPEH

Tempeh or tempe is an original food from Indonesia and is especially popular in Java. Nobody knows when tempeh was first made. But the record about it first appeared in a book called Serat Centhini - a book about Javanese people's life cycle-, written in about 1815. Now, tempeh is consumed by people in different parts of the globe. Many people like tempeh because it is considered healthy for its low fat and high fiber content. Some big tempeh factories can be found in the U.S., the Netherlands, and Japan. One of the big factories in Japan is owned by Rustono, an Indonesian who married a Japanese and has two kids. The Rustonos live in a small village about an hour's drive from Kyoto.