Starters

Tempeh is a well-known, nutritious, healthy and tasty fermented soybean cake from Indonesia. You make it from soy beans, but it also works well with other beans.

Calcium chloride restores the calcium balance of milk. Without calcium chloride, you cannot make cheese from pasteurised milk.

Nattō is a Japanese food made of fermented soybeans. For the preparation we use the bacterium Bacillus subtilis var. natto. Natto can also be made with beans or grains other than soybeans, such as barley.

Red yeast rice (also called red rice koji, anka or ang-kak) is a bright reddish-purple fermented rice, which gets its color by being fermented with the fungus Monascus purpureus.

Chinese yeast balls, Chinese wine yeast or Chinese / Shanghai yeast balls are called Qū or jiǔqū in Chinese. They are used to make traditional Chinese alcoholic drinks.

Tofu or bean curd is a kind of young ‘cheese’ made from curdled soybean milk. It is popular as a meat substitute and is very nutritious. Homemade is infinitely better than store-bought.

Make your own vegan soy yogurt at home with this freeze-dried yogurt starter. With the last tablespoon of your soy yogurt you can make new yogurt up to five times!

Glucono delta lactone (GDL) is a natural and safe food additive used as a preservative and acidity regulator. Among other things, it is used to acidify your dry sausage or make tofu. | SALE (best before 3/25)

This is a very versatile starter that can be used both for various types of rice wine and tape (tapai, lao-chao and khao-mak).

Oncom is a traditional fermented product from Java, made from leftovers from soy grains. Make your own oncom with our red oncom starter culture!

Oncom is a traditional fermented product from Java. It is made from soy grains that are left over after preparing soy milk and/or tofu. No waste tempeh!