Mock duck

This article is about the vegetarian dish. For the New York gang leader, see Mock Duck.

Mock duck
Canned fried wheat gluten ("vegetarian mock duck")
Traditional Chinese	燜齋鴨
Simplified Chinese	焖斋鸭
Transliterations Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin mènzhāiyā)

Mock duck is a gluten-based vegetarian food. It is generally made from wheat gluten and is thus high in protein. Its distinctive flavor and artificial "plucked duck" texture distinguish it from other forms of commercially available gluten products. 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" (齋鮑魚; pinyin: zhāibàoyú).

The flavor of this product was typically from stewing the gluten product in soy sauce and MSG. However, changing FDA regulations on the use of MSG have resulted in changes to this procedure.

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fried wheat gluten ("vegetarian mock duck")

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