Is Kewpie Mayo Vegan? No -- It's Egg Yolk, Unless You Buy the Vegan Line
No -- standard Kewpie mayo is egg yolk-based, though Kewpie sells its own vegan line too. Vegetarians who eat egg are fine -- no meat or fish on the label.
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Is Pocky Vegan? The Milk in Every Flavor, Explained
No — no Pocky flavor is vegan. Glico's own labels list whole milk powder or lactose in every standard flavor — Chocolate, Cookies & Cream, Almond Crush and Matcha alike — and Glico itself confirms there is no vegan Pocky at the moment. The dairy is in the coating, not the biscuit stick.
Is Yakisoba Vegan in Japan? Usually No -- the Sauce Hides Meat Extract
Usually not -- noodles are vegan, but the standard sauce has oyster and meat extract. That sauce (oyster/meat/fish extract) rules out vegetarians too.
Is Ponzu Vegan? Usually Not -- Most Bottles Hide Bonito Extract
Usually not -- most bottled ponzu lists bonito (fish) extract as an ingredient. The bonito rules it out for vegetarians too, not just vegans.
Is Furikake Vegan or Vegetarian? Flavor by Flavor, Explained
It depends on the flavor. Japan's two best-selling furikake are out: noritama is built on egg and katsuo/okaka on bonito fish — so the katsuo kind isn't even vegetarian. Yukari (shiso) and plain seaweed-sesame blends with no fish "extract" on the label are the reliable plant-based picks.