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KOSUKE INOUE, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Pui, a company worker, was surprised late last month when she tried chicken-like soy nuggets for the first time at a Bangkok shop specializing in plant-derived foods.

Even though the nuggets do not contain chicken, they "perfectly re-create the juicy feel and flavor" of the chicken-based counterparts, the 32-year-old said.

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