mock meat
/mɒk miːt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of vegetarian processed food, often containing soy, gluten, and vegetables, shaped and coloured to resemble real meat.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "She satisfies carnivorous cravings with guilt-free mock meat at the Still Thoughts Vegetarian Restaurant, located near the National Arts Museum.."
- "I saw this brand of mock meat highlighted by another member in FairPrice."
- "At FairPrice, demand for mock meats like mock duck and chicken has risen by 5 per cent in the past year."
- "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."