Trader Joe’s Organic 3 Grain Tempeh is not only the best value in town, but it’s some of the best tasting tempeh you’re going to find! While you’re probably familiar with tofu and its plant-based benefits, its time to honor their lesser known sibling, tempeh, and all of its nutritional and flavorful benefits. Long before plant-based burgers and pastas, the original meat alternatives were primarily comprised of soybeans. Made from soybeans, brown rice, barley, and millet, our Organic 3 Grain Tempeh is a nutritional powerhouse full of fibrous grains and plant-based protein. Basically, we take the aforementioned ingredients, partially cook them, then inoculate the mixture with a culture that ferments the blend. This fermenting process is what both gives the tempeh its firm, cake-like appearance and its umami, meaty flavors. Following this, the live cultures are cooked off resulting in the fully cooked block of Organic 3 Grain Tempeh you find in our stores!