In Taiwan some people find these fake meats hard to accept. Ethnologist Chuang Po-ho remarks, "The whole idea of vegetarianism is to eat plant foods, but Taiwan vegetarian food ends up trying to imitate the appearance, flavor and texture of meat.
對於這種「幾可亂葷」的素食，國內也有些人表示難以接受。民俗學者莊伯和認為：「所謂素食就是要吃素，結果台灣的素食一味模仿葷食的外型、味道、口感，真是一件奇怪的事！」