JPH03103151A - Frozen food - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare an easily cookable frozen food at a low cost by filling frozen noodles together with accessories such as powdery soup and ingredients in a specific vessel. CONSTITUTION:Frozen noodles 1 are put into a vessel 3 for cooking with a microwave oven (e.g. vessel made of foamed polystyrene). A detachable lid (composed of a main body 41, a collar 42 formed on the outer circumference of the lid main body 41 and a water-reservoir recess 43 to enable the measurement of the volume of cooking water) is put on the noodles in a state contacting with the vessel at the collar 42. Accessories 2 such as unfrozen soup powder and ingredients are put into the recess 43 to obtain the objective frozen food.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention involves placing accessories such as soup powder and ingredients on frozen noodles stored in a container, adding a certain amount of water to the frozen noodles, and then heating the noodles in a microwave oven, etc. This invention relates to frozen foods that are eaten after being cooked using a heating device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when heating and cooking this type of frozen food in the microwave, the mouth of the microwave heating container containing the frozen noodles and accessories such as soup powder and ingredients was closed with a certain kind of warning. The food was cooked by covering it with a heat-resistant cooking film made from a thin layer of resin (for example, Saran Wrap) and placing it in a heating device such as a microwave oven.

On the other hand, in this type of frozen food, the noodles and their accessories are stored in a container after being frozen, regardless of whether they are flavored or not, and then packaged and supplied to the market and delivered to consumers.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, there is a problem in that it is troublesome to cover the opening of the container each time with a cooking film when cooking.

In addition, in the process of manufacturing frozen foods in containers, if a method is adopted in which ingredients such as unfrozen fried tofu are placed on top of the frozen noodles stored in the container and then introduced into a freezing device to freeze the ingredients, Before the ingredients are frozen, the color and juice of the ingredients may transfer to the frozen noodles, resulting in an unsightly appearance and a decrease in product value. To prevent this, after placing the ingredients on the frozen noodles, it is necessary to quickly freeze the ingredients in a short period of time before the color or juice comes out from the ingredients to prevent the color or juice from transferring from the ingredients to the frozen noodles. However, when such rapid freezing is performed, the cost of freezing increases, which is reflected in the cost of the frozen food, resulting in an increase in price.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a frozen food that not only does not require a cooking film when cooking, but also does not require rapid freezing of accessories such as ingredients during the manufacturing process. With the goal.

[Means to solve the problem]

The frozen food of the present invention is a frozen food consisting of frozen noodles and accessories such as soup powder and ingredients that are eaten together with the noodles obtained by thawing the frozen noodles, and is detachable from a container that stores the frozen noodles. The lid is provided with a lid body and a flange integrally formed on the outer periphery of the lid body, and a recess for a water reservoir capable of measuring cooking water is formed in the lid body, Frozen noodles are stored in the container, and the accessories are stored in a recess for a water reservoir in the lid, which is attached by overlapping the flange to the mouth edge of the container. do.

[For production]

When cooking such frozen foods in a heating appliance such as a microwave oven, place the soup powder and ingredients stored in the recess in the lid onto the frozen noodles stored in the container body, and then After pouring a predetermined amount of water measured into the recess of the lid into the container body, the lid removed from the container body is turned over and placed over the mouth of the container body, and then placed in the heating device for cooking.

In this way, the lid prevents water from evaporating and losing water during cooking, which shortens the heating time during cooking.Moreover, since the water is pre-measured in a certain amount suitable for the food, it is possible to Cooking is done.

In addition, in the frozen food manufacturing process, frozen noodles are placed inside the container body.
The soup powder and ingredients are stored separately in the recesses of the lid, so even if ingredients such as fried tofu are not frozen, their color and juice will not transfer to the frozen noodles. Even if the noodles are slowly frozen after being stored in a storage recess, the color and juice of the ingredients will not transfer to the frozen noodles and make them look bad.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the form of the frozen food of the present invention during the manufacturing process and the form until it reaches general consumers after manufacturing;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the form of the frozen food during cooking.

The frozen food consists of frozen noodles 1 and accessories 2 such as soup powder and ingredients, and the ingredients of accessory 2 are eaten together with the noodles obtained by thawing the frozen noodles 1. Ingredients for our toppings include vegetables such as green onions, fried tofu, seafood, poultry and meat, wheat gluten, kamaboko, and wakame.

The frozen ml is in chunks for one person, and is stored in a container 3 for microwave cooking. Microwave cooking container 3
As the material, a resin foam having heat resistance and heat insulation, such as expanded polystyrene, can be suitably used, and in a container 3 made of such a material, even if the contents are hot after cooking, It also has the advantage of being easy to hold. Also,
The container 3 does not necessarily have to be one for cooking in a microwave oven, and may be made of a metal material such as aluminum that is unsuitable for cooking in a microwave oven. When cooking the frozen noodles l in a microwave oven, the noodles can be transferred to a microwave cooker at the time of cooking.

A lid 4 is attached to and detached from the container 3. The lid 4 includes a lid main body 4l and a flange 42 integrally formed around the lid main body 4l. Accessories 2 such as soup powder and ingredients are stored in a water reservoir recess 43 formed in the lid body 41. The original role of this recess 43 is to measure the amount of water required for cooking the frozen noodles 1, and for this purpose, an annular projection 44 is formed on the peripheral wall of the recess 43. By aligning the water level of the water put into the recess 43 with this protrusion 44, an appropriate amount of water can be measured. In other words, the accessory 2 is stored in the M4 water reservoir recess 43 that has a water metering function, and is stored in the tool storage recess formed in the lid 4. It's not something that exists. Incidentally, in place of the protrusion 44, a recessed line or a scale may be provided. In the center of the lid 4, recesses 45, 45 are formed at intervals,
The portion between these recessed portions 45, 45 serves as a handle 46. Therefore, when cooking, the recessed portion 4
5.Put your finger in 45 and grasp the handle 46 to close the lid 4.
can be easily removed from the container body 3. The flange portion 42 of the lid 4 is formed in a size that overlaps the mouth edge 31 of the container 3, and the outer edge of the crocodile portion 42 is bent downward as shown in FIG. When the lid 4 is attached to the container 3 as shown in FIG. 2, the flange 42 engages with the mouth edge of the container 3 and is securely positioned. There are various arrangements for positioning the container 3 and M4 in addition to the example shown in the figure. A configuration in which they fit together may also be used.

The accessories 2, such as soup powder and ingredients, stored in the water reservoir recess 43 of the lid 4 are frozen when delivered to general consumers. In some cases, these accessories may be stored in the recess 43 in a bag.

When cooking the frozen food described above, the exterior is peeled off to take out the accessories 2, and the lid 4 is removed from the container 3. Then, place the accessory 2 on top of the frozen noodles 1 stored in the container 3, pour water into the water reservoir recess 43 of the lid 4, measure out an appropriate amount of water, and pour the water into the container. 3, and as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 4 is inverted and its flange 42 is placed on the mouth edge 31 of the container 3 to cover the mouth of the container 3.

After that, if the container 3 or M4 is made of a material suitable for cooking in a microwave oven, it is placed in the microwave oven and cooked for the required time. Further, if the container 3 or M4 is made of a material that is not suitable for cooking in a microwave oven, cooking is performed using another type of cooking utensil such as an oven. When cooking with the lid 4 covering the mouth of the container 3, the evaporated moisture is difficult to escape, which shortens the heating time, allowing the frozen noodles 1 and accessories 2 to thaw quickly and warm up, while ensuring proper cooking. It is done.

FIG. 3 illustrates a part of the manufacturing process of the above-mentioned frozen food.

5 is a conveyor for transporting frozen noodles, and has a large number of 5 liter containers arranged in rows and columns. In this conveyor 5, the frozen 1el, which has been made into chunks for one person in a previous process (not shown), is stored in the container 5l in an inverted state and transported, and as the container 5l is turned over at the end of the conveyance, The frozen noodles 1 stored therein are discharged onto the guide plate 52.

The frozen noodles 1 discharged onto the guide plate 52 in an inverted state slide and fall on the guide plate 52 while remaining in an inverted state, and the first
Numerous microwave oven containers 3 illustrated in FIGS.
are fed to the starting end of a conveyor 6 arranged in rows and columns, and stored one after another in the container 3 in a regular posture. Frozen noodles 1
The process of storing the frozen noodles 1 in the container 3 is not limited to the example shown in the figure.
It is also possible to invert both the container 3 and the container 3 covering it.

A lid 4 is attached to the container 3 in which the frozen noodles 1 are stored while being conveyed by the conveyor 6, and then accessories 2 such as ingredients are fed into the M4 water reservoir recess 43. When the accessories 2 consist of many kinds of foods such as soup powder and ingredients, they may be fed into the recess 43 separately as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 3, or they may be fed simultaneously. may be sent. Further, the accessory 2 may be already frozen or may be unfrozen. If the accessory 2 has already been frozen, the container 3 with the lid 4 to which the accessory 2 has been delivered is then discharged from the conveyor 6, and is, for example, shrink-wrapped and shipped. Furthermore, when the accessory 2 is unfrozen, the M4-attached container 3 to which the accessory 2 is fed is sent to the freezing device 7, and the accessory 2 is frozen while passing through the freezing device 7. . For freezing the accessory 2 using the refrigeration device 7, a slow freezing method, which is cheaper than the quick freezing method, can be used.Even if such a slow freezing method is adopted, the ingredients in the accessory 2 Even if color or juice comes out, it will not transfer to the frozen noodles 1 and reduce the product value. This is because the accessory 2 is stored in M4 using the water reservoir recess 43 of M4 and is completely separated from the frozen noodles l stored in the container 3. This is because there is little need to prevent color and juice from coming out by quickly freezing the accessory 2 after storing it. Without going through such a slow freezing process,
The M4-attached container 3 containing the unfrozen accessory 2 may be stored in a freezer after packaging, the accessory 2 may be frozen, and then shipped.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the frozen food of the present invention does not require a cooking film during cooking, making cooking easier than in the past. In addition, the lid that stores accessories such as soup powder and ingredients is
In the frozen food manufacturing process, these accessories serve as a partition to separate them from the frozen noodles, making it possible to freeze the accessories using the slow freezing method, which is cheaper than quick freezing, and as a result, reduces product costs. Reduction is easily achieved.

In addition, the above-mentioned lid is used not only as a measuring cup to measure the appropriate amount of water required for cooking, but also as a cover to suppress evaporation and loss of water during cooking, and to speed up thawing and heating the contents. It also has the advantage of making cooking extremely easy and appropriate.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the form of the frozen food of the present invention during the manufacturing process and the form until it reaches general consumers after manufacturing;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the form of the frozen food during cooking, and FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of storing frozen noodles and their accessories in a container or a lid. Engineering: Frozen noodles, 2: Accessories, 3: Container, 4:
... Lid, 31... Mouth edge of container, 41... Lid body,
42...Brim part, 43...Recess for water reservoir.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A frozen food consisting of frozen noodles and accessories such as soup powder and ingredients to be eaten with the noodles obtained by thawing the frozen noodles, wherein a container for storing the frozen noodles is provided. The lid that can be attached and detached includes a lid body and a flange integrally formed on the outer periphery of the lid body, and a recess for a water reservoir that can measure cooking water is formed in the lid body. , frozen noodles are stored in the container,
A frozen food product characterized in that the accessory is stored in a recess for a water reservoir in the lid, which is attached by overlapping the rim of the container with the rim of the container.