We aren't designed to smoke in the sense we do .....( although pure tobacco can and is used for medicinal purposes) but lots do especially when listening to spotify thus creating a smoke effect often seen in discos.when the fog machine is turned on ...lol But I get your point.....why ....and having gone through it in my early days of veganism eating meat flavoured substitutes you find that the urge for your food to taste and be a flavoured mirror substitute of the real thing falls by the wayside......my only answer why supermarkets push it so ...is more to do with profit by appealing to the masses ......than wanting to keep you healthy....
It's been a game changer for me. Never looked back and never eaten such a variety of food and flavours. Saw my blood pressure drop to optimal levels with no other change other than switiching to a plant based diet. Great thing these days is that if I'm doing healthy I eat whole foods and nothing else. When I fancy some junk the market is there for it now too. Life is good,