The invention discloses a production technology of soybean foods, in particular to special-flavor vegetarian meat and a manufacturing method thereof. Compared with the prior art, the special-flavor vegetarian meat is characterized in that by strictly selecting materials and adopting the manufacturing method, the soybean drawing protein is used as the main raw material, is salted by star anise, Chinese prickly ash, flos caryophyllata, radix angelicae, bay leaf and other Chinese herbal medicines, and is added with white granulated sugar, edible salt, monosodium glutamate, edible oil, soybean sauce, pepper oil, other spicy materials and food additives serving as auxiliary materials; the manufacturing process comprises the following steps of plant soaking, water draining, salting, water draining again, oil frying, water draining again, stirring and salting, vacuum sealing, high-temperature boiling and steaming, cooling, radiating and sterilizing, and the like. The special-flavor vegetarianmeat has the characteristics that the color, fragrance and taste are complete; the content of protein is high, the content of fat is low, the cholesterol is not contained, the fibers are rich, freshand tender, the chewiness effect is realized, and the aftertaste is maintained; the self nutritional components of the raw materials are reserved, and the fresh and delicious taste of the product is improved; the special-flavor vegetarian meat is a kind of potential vegetarian type leisure food, and the market prospect is good.