

The coffee was just an ersatz version made from grains.
Made to look like something else but not genuine; fake or artificial.
The ersatz leather jacket looked nice but felt cheap.
She served an ersatz dessert that was made from artificial ingredients.
His enthusiasm was ersatz, lacking any real passion.
ersatz coffee
ersatz goods
ersatz products
fake
imitation
substitute
The store sells ersatz for many popular brands.
An artificial or inferior substitute for something.
He bought an ersatz watch that looked like the real thing.
The coffee was just ersatz, lacking the rich flavor of the original.
They served ersatz cheese at the party instead of the gourmet kind.
ersatz product
ersatz material
ersatz coffee
substitute
imitation
fake