#soy meat

Aeon Mall seems to have stocked up on their meat alternatives! They now sell various soy meat curries and sauces, as well as the vegan instant noodles you can also find at Natural Lawson. They also had the soy meat from my previous post as well as the Kagome Vegan Curry I bought online a while ago.

Found this soy meat at my local grocery store! This is “minced type” (ミンチタイプ) but they also sold block and filet types. It has a vegan label!

I realized I’d never posted about my other favorite Japanese fake meat!

Yes, it’s taco meat! From the same line as this Korean BBQ, but much, much tastier. I can’t say how happy it made me to have a ready-made taco filling just…… available. There. At the store. (Taco rice, sure, but let’s be real; that’s usually just bolognese in drag.)

Unfortunately, because this is Japan, (1) it doesn’t really match any standard taco flavor you’re familiar with (a little sweet and apple-y), (2) it contains PORK and FISH extract, so while it is better for the environment, it’s not, you know, the goal, and (3) it’s available only sporadically. Sigh.

For a while I was buying 2 packs every time I shopped at Seiyu, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen it—just look at the expy date. Maybe I was the only one buying it… I hope it’s not gone forever!