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mock meat

/mɒk miːt/

mock meat noun: a type of vegetarian processed food, often containing soy, gluten, and vegetables, shaped and coloured to resemble real meat.

mock meat: a type of vegetarian processed food, often containing soy, gluten, and vegetables, shaped and...
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Noun

mock meat (countable and uncountable, plural mock meats)

  1. A type of vegetarian processed food, often containing soy, gluten, and vegetables, shaped and coloured to resemble real meat.
    • Giving tofu taste and seitan sizzle is a daunting task, but this casual vegan cafe usually succeeds nicely with a flavorful series of mock meat dishes that have exotic inspirations and attractive presentations.2000 September 24, Craig LaBan, “Flavourful Use of Mock Meat”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
    • I've nothing against tofu or falafel, however, since they don't exactly taste like meat, and were never intended to serve as mock meat.2003 June 30, Tuomas, “Vegetarian/Vegan Mock Meat Soy ultimashowdown”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Examples of mock meat in a sentence

  • She satisfies carnivorous cravings with guilt-free mock meat at the Still Thoughts Vegetarian Restaurant, located near the National Arts Museum..2005, Ann Mah, “Insider’s Guide to Beijing 2005-2006”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 126:
  • I saw this brand of mock meat highlighted by another member in FairPrice.2010 November 16, Liang Yi, “mock meat-any feedback?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
  • At FairPrice, demand for mock meats like mock duck and chicken has risen by 5 per cent in the past year.2011, Jessica Lim, “Vegetarianism on the rise as people become aware of health and environmental rational for eating less meat”, in (Please...
  • Mock meats made from vegetable sources, purportedly first created by Buddhist vegetarians, are especially important to Chinese vegetarian cuisine, although they are now eaten worldwide.2013 June 4, “Mock Meats”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Forms of mock meat

pluralmock meats

Questions about mock meat

What does mock meat mean?
Mock meat means a type of vegetarian processed food, often containing soy, gluten, and vegetables, shaped and coloured to resemble real meat.
How do you use mock meat in a sentence?
She satisfies carnivorous cravings with guilt-free mock meat at the Still Thoughts Vegetarian Restaurant, located near the National Arts Museum..
What part of speech is mock meat?
Mock meat is a noun.
How do you pronounce mock meat?
Mock meat is pronounced /mɒk miːt/.
What is the plural of mock meat?
The plural of mock meat is mock meats.

Words near mock meat in the dictionary

  1. mock fish
  2. mock gold
  3. mock heather
  4. mock Latin
  5. mock lead
  6. mock meat
  7. mock meats
  8. mock mesquite
  9. mock moon
  10. mock moons
  11. mock nightingale

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