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'''Mock duck''' is a [[gluten]]-based [[vegetarian]] food. It is made of [[wheat gluten (food)|wheat gluten]], oil, sugar, soy sauce, and salt,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee|first1=Calvin B. T. |last2=Lee|first2=Audrey Evans |year=2010 |title=The Gourmet Regional Chinese Cookbook|publisher=Askmar Publishing |location=Menlo Park, CA|isbn=978-1-935842-11-8|pages=unknown, recipe "Mock Duck with Snow Peas"}}</ref> and is high in protein. Its distinctive flavor and artificial "plucked duck" [[Texture (food)|texture]] distinguish it from other forms of commercially available gluten products.
'''Mock duck''' is a [[wheat gluten (food)|gluten]]-based [[meat substitute]]. It is made of wheat gluten, oil, sugar, soy sauce, and salt,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee|first1=Calvin B. T. |last2=Lee|first2=Audrey Evans |year=2010 |title=The Gourmet Regional Chinese Cookbook|publisher=Askmar Publishing |location=Menlo Park, CA|isbn=978-1-935842-11-8|pages=unknown, recipe "Mock Duck with Snow Peas"}}</ref> and is high in protein. Its distinctive flavor and artificial "plucked duck" [[Texture (food)|texture]] distinguish it from other forms of commercially available gluten products. Mock duck is not meant to be eaten as it is and needs to be prepared, usually by lightly frying in vegetable oil<ref name="info">{{cite web |title=Mock Duck |url=https://www.cooksinfo.com/mock-duck |website=CooksInfo.com |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>.


Mock duck can be found in some Chinese grocery stores or retail outlets providing international selections of food. Similar products may be labeled as "Mock [[Abalone]]" or "Cha'i Pow Yu" ([[wikt:齋|齋]][[wikt:鮑魚|鮑魚]]; pinyin: zhāibàoyú).
Mock duck along with other wheat gluten meat substututes has origins in the Chinese [[buddhist cuisine]], dating back to the middle ages<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lott-Lavigna |first1=Ruby |title=The Origins of Fake Meat Are Rooted in Chinese Cooking |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xyqqz/the-origins-of-fake-meat-are-rooted-in-chinese-cooking |website=Vice |access-date=10 March 2021 |date=2019-02-05}}</ref>. Mock duck can be found in some Chinese grocery stores or retail outlets providing international selections of food. It is most often sold canned. Similar products may be labeled as "Mock [[Abalone]]" or "Cha'i Pow Yu" ([[wikt:齋|齋]][[wikt:鮑魚|鮑魚]]; pinyin: zhāibàoyú).



Typically, mock duck gains its flavor from the stewing of the gluten product in [[soy sauce]] and [[Monosodium glutamate|MSG]].
Typically, mock duck gains its flavor from the stewing of the gluten product in [[soy sauce]] and [[Monosodium glutamate|MSG]]<ref name="info" />.


A variation of mock duck made from [[Tofu_skin#Meat_alternatives|tofu skin]] is also popular, and is known as ''tofu duck''.
A variation of mock duck made from [[Tofu_skin#Meat_alternatives|tofu skin]] is also popular, and is known as ''tofu duck''.

Revision as of 22:11, 10 March 2021

This article is about the food resembling duck meat. For the New York gang leader, see Mock Duck. For the object resembling a duck used in hunting, see Duck decoy (model).
Mock duck
Canned fried wheat gluten ("vegetarian mock duck")
Traditional Chinese燜齋鴨
Simplified Chinese焖斋鸭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinmènzhāiyā)

Mock duck is a gluten-based meat substitute. It is made of wheat gluten, oil, sugar, soy sauce, and salt,[1] and is high in protein. Its distinctive flavor and artificial "plucked duck" texture distinguish it from other forms of commercially available gluten products. Mock duck is not meant to be eaten as it is and needs to be prepared, usually by lightly frying in vegetable oil[2].

Mock duck along with other wheat gluten meat substututes has origins in the Chinese buddhist cuisine, dating back to the middle ages[3]. Mock duck can be found in some Chinese grocery stores or retail outlets providing international selections of food. It is most often sold canned. Similar products may be labeled as "Mock Abalone" or "Cha'i Pow Yu" (齋鮑魚; pinyin: zhāibàoyú).


Typically, mock duck gains its flavor from the stewing of the gluten product in soy sauce and MSG[2].

A variation of mock duck made from tofu skin is also popular, and is known as tofu duck.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lee, Calvin B. T.; Lee, Audrey Evans (2010). The Gourmet Regional Chinese Cookbook. Menlo Park, CA: Askmar Publishing. pp. unknown, recipe "Mock Duck with Snow Peas". ISBN 978-1-935842-11-8.
  2. ^ a b "Mock Duck". CooksInfo.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ Lott-Lavigna, Ruby (2019-02-05). "The Origins of Fake Meat Are Rooted in Chinese Cooking". Vice. Retrieved 10 March 2021.


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