These meat substitutes are prepared in much the same way as the originals, and many of these vegetarian dishes simply follow existing meat recipes, with the main ingredient being the only difference. It's worth noting that there has been an important change in these vegetarian meat substitutes.
金玉滿堂有「旺來」這類料理的做法與葷食差不多，目前許多素食菜式即沿用現成的葷菜烹調法，只不過把材料換成素的罷了。