date:Jun 02, 2016
). This percentage is even lower in China at just 4%, despite meat alternatives having a long history in China. Long ago, Buddhist monks discovered a way to make meat alternatives by using soy powder or wheat flour dough. The emulated meats not only provide the protein, vitamins and nutrition required by vegans and vegetarians, but they also have a similar chewy, hearty texture and taste to real meat. (See Figure 3)
The practice of Buddhism, which has had a presence in China since ancient times