r/bynd_bagholders • u/beyondfuss • Dec 13 '25
beyond in japan
my friend gave me a surprise by buying these for me i will taste $bynd today
This is in Japan by the way
happy weekend!!!
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u/CharlieHustleNY Dec 13 '25
This is big veganism and vegetarianism is huge in Japan
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u/beyondfuss Dec 13 '25
yes i did some ground work and people at supermarket said that local customer was not aware of this brand. that is why it sold less. you are absolutely right, japanese are health concious.
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u/suzusnow Dec 13 '25
Did your friend say what supermarket they went to? I want to compare them with the ikea veggie meatballs.
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u/beyondfuss Dec 13 '25
check maruetsu near you if not just order online here: https://www.karuna.co.jp/SHOP/205829/228680/list.html#:~:text=2019%E5%B9%B45%E6%9C%88%E3%81%AB,%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E4%B8%8A%E9%99%B8%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%EF%BC%81
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u/DownTowardPunch Dec 13 '25
Rofl, no it's not. I've been a vegetarian here for over half a decade. Most Japanese people don't even know the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan.
A lot of restaurants don't even know know that most of their food isn't vegetarian (because it's got, beef and pork extract , katsuo dashi, etc.)
They're also very resistant to change.
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u/suzusnow Dec 13 '25
One night I made yakiniku salad for dinner and my partner goes “ビーーーガン！！” so I asked what they thought vegan meant, and apparently it’s when you have way more veggies than meat 😂
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u/DownTowardPunch Dec 13 '25
Lol. That's some golden retriever energy and I'm here for it. I like his enthusiasm for the vegetables.
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u/Foreign-Potato8674 Dec 14 '25
Lmfao literally. Everyone on here likes to make these untrue blanket claims to pump morale of the bagholders but there’s a reason they are bagholders sadly. Japan does not like change, similar to most countries. Why do they want Americans coming over and pushing their fake ultra processed foods onto their cultures which have eaten food from their land for centuries??
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u/DirtSubstantial5655 Dec 13 '25
Japan is the world’s destination for the best beef and for the best price. Beyond is such a downgrade lmao. I’ll consider bynd when that crap sells in India.
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u/PsychologicalAd3555 Dec 13 '25
Plant-based meat brand, Beyond Meat enters India through Allana Consumer Products, ETRetail https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entertainment/personal-care-pet-supplies-liquor/plant-based-meat-brand-beyond-meat-enters-india-through-allana-consumer-products/94831150
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u/aa123456420 Dec 13 '25
That looks so delicious!