IPPUDO SG x Growthwell’s Plant-based Akamaru 1.0

I'm not sure how close this is to the plant-based bowls that IPPUDO did in Japan earlier this year, but their Singapore stores started selling this vegan "Akamaru 1.0" today, featuring egg-free noodles and a soy-based chashu from local plant-based meat company Growthwell. The broth and noodles were better than I thought they would be, with a good amount of salt and oil. But the chashu was spongy and sweet. Unlike Impossible and TiNDLE, there was no fooling the palate on this one, as it tasted like mock meat. I'd much rather go for their veggie dashi bowl instead.