Tempeh process
Fresh red kidney bean tempeh after 48 h fermentation looked much like soy bean tempeh (Fig. 3).
It was considered to be a good tempeh because the beans were knitted together to form a firm,
dense, chewy cake by a mat of white mycelia with a mild ammonia smell and no grey or black
patches of spores forming on the surface (Fig 4A). The appearance of spores is not harmful but
gives an unacceptable appearance [4]. Tempeh was easily sliced to thin pieces because of the
firm texture. After deep frying, the red kidney bean tempeh obtained a crispy golden crust