Editing Tempeh (section)

==Etymology==
The term ''tempe'' is thought to be derived from the [[Old Javanese]] {{Transliteration|kaw|tumpi}}, a whitish food made of fried [[Batter (cooking)|batter]] made from [[sago]] or [[rice flour]] which resembles ''[[rempeyek]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cookpad.com/id/resep/5230488-peyektumpi-teri-medan?via=search&search_term=tumpi|title=Resep Peyek/tumpi teri medan oleh Siti bundae arfa shaka|website=Cookpad|date=26 June 2018 |language=id|access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref> The historian [[Denys Lombard]] also suggests that it could be linked to a later term {{Transliteration|jv|tape}} or ''[[tapai]]'' which means '[[fermentation]]'.<ref name="Historia">{{cite web|author=Hendri F. Isnaeni|date=9 July 2014|title=Sejarah Tempe|url=http://historia.id/kuliner/sejarah-tempe|access-date=30 May 2015|publisher=Historia|language=id}}</ref>

In the western world, ''tempeh'' is the most common spelling. This is done to prevent readers from incorrectly pronouncing the word as "temp". The first known usage of this spelling is in an 1896 German article. Other spellings, such as ''témpé'', were also used, but ''tempeh'' has become the standard spelling in English since the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Tempeh - page 1|url=https://www.soyinfocenter.com/HSS/tempeh1.php|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.soyinfocenter.com}}</ref>