Tape/Tapai/Tapei is Indonesian traditional food, Indonesian people usually eat tape as addition in dessert like Tape or lemang tape. Tape is very popular in Indonesia, i have no idea about in what region in Indonesia first tape was made but nowadays almost everyone in South-East Asian knows tape, there are two kind of tape (common), Tape ketan and tape singkong (Cassava), what i'd like to share now is tape Singkong. we use mocur javanicus fungi to make this tape or if you're in indonesia you can go to yeast seller and say to the seller that you'd like to buy "RAGI TAPAI".
How to make tape:
Tools:
1. Airtight container (You can use jar)
2. Duster
3. Stove
4. Fork
Ingredients:
1. Cassava
2. Banana Leaf
3. Yeast Powder (if it's not powder mash it)
4. water
How to Make:
1. Peel the cassava
2.Wash the cassava
3. Boil the cassava until about 3/4 mellow (until it can be stabbed by the fork, but don't overcooked it)
4. Get the cassava out of water,put in the vessel and let it dry
5. Check the cassava, if it's dry you can go to the next process
6. Place few layers banana leaves (of course you've got to cut it into smaller size) in the jar
7. Put the cassava in the jar and sow the yeast over it (Don't sow too much, it can be sour)
8.Replace the cap of the jar, make sure you place it well so there will be no reaction between cassava and air.
9. Wait until it becomes tape (there will be typical smell if you smell around the jar), usually it takes 2-5 days
10. Tape is ready
chemical reaction between tape and yeast:
C6H12O6 + 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + 2 ATP
Okay, that's several things that i know about tape,
I wish it's useful for you
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