- Faux meat was first intended for those transitioning from meat to a vegetarianism;
- Vegetarianism was formally adopted by Chinese sects of Buddhism in the 6th century, upon an edict by Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty who urged monastics to stop eating meat;
- By the 13th century, faux meat emerged as a specialty offered to guests visiting monasteries;
- Faux "animals" came to be offered by those who practiced ancient folk religions which required the sacrifice of animals to appease deities;
- Though vegetarian meat is now offered buy large Western companies and could be considered "cultural appropriation" Asians are pleased with this feeling that it doesn't matter who created it, as long as it's saving animals. The goal is the same.