NHK Reporting Tempe Until Bantul

Producer of Japan’s national television station, Nipon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), Chieri Kakuda, interested in covering the production of tempeh in Yogyakarta. This follows the success of a citizen of Indonesia, Rustono, become entrepreneurs tempeh in the country.

“That’s why I want to know the tempeh from the country of origin, especially in the last five years tempe enthusiasts in Japan is increasing,” says Chieri in Japanese that translates Japanese NHK TV contributor, Jarot in Bantul, Yogyakarta Special Region, on Wednesday (21 / 9) .

According to him, the arrival of the Japanese NHK TV to experience the traditional food of Indonesia, especially Java. His interest began with Rustono, origin Purwodadi, Grobogan regency, Central Java, which became tempe entrepreneurs in Japan since five years ago.

“Tempe is very interesting because it is similar to the traditional Japanese food called Nato, and tempeh in Japan are increasingly in demand, although it can not compete with Nato as a traditional Japanese food,” he said.

To find out about the tempeh, then producers Osaka University graduate with two colleagues are willing to get around in Yogyakarta for a few days from 19 September to 27 September 2011.

“We were surprised with some tempeh processed in Yogyakarta, if the rot here until the vegetables are still used in Japan does not exist,” he said.

According to him, the difference between made in Japan with the price of tempeh in Indonesia. In Japan, one that tempeh can be cut into four pegged at a price of Rp30 thousand.

“Although not authentic Japanese food, I also like to eat tempeh and every meal, I often mix with the miso Siro (traditional Japanese soup) and the sushi is perfect,” he said.

In a shot at coverage in Bantul, the producer took the offer from Japan’s tempeh brought from Japan to taste Sri Sultan after attending syawalan in Bantul. Without hesitation the Sultan took one and tasted tempeh triangles intersect. After a few bites, a Japanese producer that gave the question to the Sultan.

“It feels almost the same anyway, it makes no difference, good. For now Rustono success do not give up making tempeh in Japan, after years you finally succeed,” he said.

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