h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

So, I peered into the TGD thread to see if some of the nastiness had subsided (and it seems to have), and noticed that you don't know of anyplace that sells tempeh. Is it hard to come by in yer parts?

Most of the stuff we have here is perishable, so surely I can't buy any and mail it to you, but perhaps I could find someplace local that exports and send you a bit? If you're really keen to eat some, that is.

I don't mind it (have some in the fridge as we speak), but it's my least favorite meat sub, seitan, Smart Ground and tofu all favored over tempeh. I had a veggie Benedict with tempeh, tomato, egg and vegan Hollandaise for brunch yesterday at the veggie Chicago Diner. Could've done without the sprouted wheat English muffin, though.

I can get tempeh - but I only know a couple of places that sell it, and I'm not often near them. There was a good wholefood store near where we used to live - but it shut down.

I cook it in coconut cream with onions, ginger, garlic...and lots of green chilli. And soy sauce.

Oh, OK. Phew.

I've never used soy sauce in a coconut cream sauce. Sounds fab! I usually marinate tempeh in something similar- lime juice, honey, tamari, ginger, garlic- then cook in the marinade with green onion and bean sprouts. And green chili- I got these little Thai green chilis from the place I mail order lemongrass from, and they are shit hot. They freeze nicely, thankfully, because they sent a ton of them.

I also like tempeh (or seitan, even) marinated and simmered in a bit of barbecue sauce.

My other way with it is to make a sort of nasi goreng, with mushrooms.

Oh gawd, does that sound good.