JPH0692377A - Packed food for self-vending machine with microwave oven - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a finished state of cooking by a microwave oven good by putting a main food material and a liquid-like substance in which gelatin has been mixed to prevent the substance from flowing out into a pack body. CONSTITUTION:Cooked rice 2 is put into a container 1 which is a pack body, wherein curry 3 with gelatin mixed as food agent is mounted on the rice 2. The container 1 with the rice 2 and the curry 3 put in is sealed on an opening 1 by a film 4. This packed food P2 is stored in a freezing stocker in a self- vending machine with a microwave oven while the rice and the curry 3 are frozen. When such a packed food with a main food material and a liquid-like substance with gelatin mixed is cooked by the microwave oven, gelatin in the liquid-like substance melts out to cover the main material to prevent moisture from discharging from the main material, so that a finished state of the cooked main material is good and also a nutritive value can be improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packed food which is stocked in a vending machine equipped with a microwave oven and cooked and sold by a microwave oven at the time of sale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vending machine equipped with a microwave oven, for example, when selling curry rice, takoyaki, etc., these foods are packed in the following shapes. Curry rice packs rice and bag-filled curry in a container, and Takoyaki packs takoyaki and bag-packed sauce in a container. These packed foods are stored in a freezing stocker in a vending machine, and after the foods taken out from this stocker at the time of sale are cooked in the attached microwave oven, the products can be taken out from the take-out port. ing. After opening the heated food, if it is curry rice, it can be eaten by pouched curry over rice, and if it is takoyaki, it can be eaten by pouched sauce over takoyaki.

[0003]

In such conventional packed food, there is a problem that the bag containing the curry or the sauce may be broken by expansion due to heat when thawed and heated in a microwave oven. there were. Therefore, in curry rice, it is conceivable to freeze curry on rice and pack it in a freezer, and takoyaki to freeze the sauce with a sauce in advance, but if you do this, the curry will soak into the rice, The sauce will soak into the takoyaki, causing a problem that the finished state after cooking in a microwave oven is not good. In addition, the conventional packed food has a problem that the rice that is thawed and heated by the microwave oven is cooked in a dry manner. Such problems are not limited to frozen or refrigerated packed foods, but also retort foods that are aseptically packed by sterilizing cooked foods at high pressure and high temperature so that they can be stored even at room temperature.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques, and is packed in a vending machine with a microwave oven for improving the finish of cooking by a microwave oven. The purpose is to provide food.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a packed food according to the present invention comprises cooked rice or noodles or other main ingredients and gelatin-mixed sauce or soup hardened so as not to flow out. Other liquid substances are contained in the pack body.

Further, the packed food according to the present invention has a structure in which cooked rice or noodles coated with a gelatin film or other main ingredients are put in the pack body.

[0007]

According to the structure corresponding to the above-mentioned claim 1, when the packed food containing the main food material and the liquid mixture containing gelatin is heated and cooked in the microwave oven of the vending machine, The gelatin melts and wraps the main ingredient, and prevents the release of water from the main ingredient, so that the finished state of the cooked main ingredient is improved and the nutritional value is enhanced.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the main food material is covered with the gelatin film, the freshness of the main food material can be maintained for a long period of time, and the packed food can be stored in a vending machine. When cooked in a microwave oven, gelatin prevents the release of water from the main ingredient, so that the cooked main ingredient has a good finished state.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the packed food according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which this packed food is applied to packed curry rice. In this figure, cooked rice (cooked rice) 2 is placed in a container 1 which is a pack body, and a curry 3 containing gelatin as a food agent is placed on this rice 2. The container 1 containing the rice 2 and the curry 3 has the opening 1 a sealed with a film 4. The packed food P1 is stored in a frozen stocker in a vending machine with a microwave oven in a state where the rice 2 and the curry 3 are frozen. FIG. 2 shows a process of manufacturing this packed food. First, as shown in FIG. 2A, the cooked rice 2 is put in the container 1. Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), a curry 3 is placed on the rice 2 so that the curry 3 is hardened so as not to flow out at a certain low temperature by mixing gelatin. At this time, a gelatin film which is melted by heating in a microwave oven may be interposed between the rice 2 and the curry 3. Alternatively, the curry 3 mixed with gelatin may be frozen and solidified and placed on the rice 2. After the rice 2 and the curry 3 are put in, the upper opening 1a of the container 1 is sealed with a film 4 as shown in FIG. Then, the packed food P1 is put in a freezer, and the rice 2 and the curry 3 in the container 1 are stored in a frozen state. This frozen food is carried by a refrigerating car and stored in a frozen stocker in a vending machine.

In order to sell the packed food P1 in this vending machine with a microwave oven, first, the packed food P1 is taken from the frozen stocker into the internal microwave oven, and the packed food P1 is cooked in this microwave oven. After that, it is guided to the outlet. When the packed food P1 is heated in a microwave oven, the thawed curry 3 is rice 2.
The gelatin that has flowed out into the curry 3 wraps the rice 2 and prevents the release of water from the rice 2, so that the cooked rice 2 has a better gloss and the finished condition of the rice 2 is very good. Become. In addition, the water contained in gelatin absorbs electromagnetic waves well, and has the function of enhancing the range effect. Gelatin mixed in food has a great effect of increasing nutritional value as an essential animal protein source.

Next, an embodiment applied to takoyaki will be described. In the packed food P2 of this embodiment, the cooked takoyaki 5 is put in a container 6 and a sauce 7 mixed with gelatin is placed on the takoyaki 5 as shown in FIG. The opening 6a of the container 6 containing the takoyaki 5 and the source 7 is sealed with a film 8. FIG. 4 shows a process of manufacturing the packed food P2. Figure 4
As shown in (a), takoyaki 5 baked in a container 6
Put in, and cool this Takoyaki 5. Then, FIG. 4 (b)
As shown in Fig. 5, takoyaki 5 of sauce 7 hardened to the extent that it does not flow out at a low temperature by mixing gelatin 5
Place it on top. At this time, a gelatin film that is melted by heating in a microwave oven may be interposed between the takoyaki 5 and the source 7. Alternatively, the sauce 7 mixed with gelatin may be frozen and solidified and then placed on the takoyaki 5.
After adding the takoyaki 5 and the sauce 7, the upper opening 6a of the container 6 is sealed with a film 8 as shown in FIG. 4 (c) to form a packed food P2. Then, the packed food P2 is rapidly cooled in a freezer to freeze the takoyaki 5 and the sauce 7 in the container 6.

[0012] When this frozen packed food P2 is sold in a vending machine with a microwave oven, the takoyaki 5 and the sauce 7 are thawed and heated by the microwave oven, and the sauce 7 flows out onto the takoyaki 5 and is baked. It is cooked in a finished state like Takoyaki just after it is freshly cooked. At this time, the gelatin contained in the sauce 7 wraps the surface of the takoyaki 5 and prevents the release of water from the takoyaki 5, so that the gloss of the takoyaki 5 is improved and the nutritional value of the takoyaki 5 is increased.

Next, an embodiment applied to the packed food P3 of noodles will be described. In this example, as shown in FIG. 5, a soup 9 mixed with gelatin and hardened was placed in a container 10 to prepare ramen or udon noodles 1
1 is placed on this soup 9. Noodle 11 and soup 9
The opening 10a of the container 10 containing the is sealed by the film 12 and rapidly cooled in the freezer. When this frozen packed food P3 is thawed and heated in a microwave oven, it is cooked as ramen or udon in which hot noodles 9 contains noodles 11. Also in this food, gelatin enhances the nutritional value of the food as in the above-mentioned embodiment. The soup sauce 9 may be placed on the noodles 11.

Next, another embodiment applied to the retort food will be described. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a rice 15 having a surface coated with a gelatin film 14 is placed in a container 16, which is provided separately from the rice accommodating portion 16A in the container 16. The curry 17 is placed in the accommodation portion 16B. These rice 15 and curry 1
7 is sterilized so that it can be stored for a long time even at room temperature, and then the container 16 is sealed with a film 18 in an aseptic state. Since such a packed retort pouch food P4 can be stored at room temperature, it can be sold in a vending machine with a microwave oven without a frozen stocker. In this packed retort food P4, since the rice 15 is coated with the gelatin film 14, it is possible to prevent moisture from being released from the rice 15, and the rice 15 cooked in a microwave oven seems to be just cooked. Finished in a simple state. This food can be eaten as curry rice by peeling off the film 18 of the container 16 and placing the curry 17 on the rice 15. In this food, gelatin enhances the nutritional value, as in the previous examples.

Next, an embodiment applied to other retort foods will be described. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the surface is coated with a gelatin film 19, for example, spaghetti 2
0 is placed in a container 21 and a storage portion 21B provided separately from the spaghetti storage portion 21A in the container 21.
For example, meat sauce 22 is put therein. After the spaghetti and meat sauce have been sterilized, the openings of the accommodating portions 21A and 21B are aseptically sealed by the film 23. In this packed retort food P5,
Since the gelatin film 19 hinders the release of water from the spaghetti 20, the spaghetti 20 is very well cooked when cooked in a microwave oven. After heating in a microwave oven, the film 23 can be peeled off and the meat sauce 22 can be placed on the spaghetti 20 and eaten.

The present invention can also be applied to foods packed with other foods than the frozen packed foods shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 5, and the curry rice shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. It can also be applied to other foods such as hamburgers packed other than spaghetti and spaghetti. When applied to a hamburger, coating the surface of the bread with a gelatin film prevents water from being released from the bread and improves the finished state of the bread after cooking. The present invention can be applied not only to a vending machine having a built-in microwave oven but also to a vending machine having a microwave oven as an external device.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is not necessary to store curry and sauce such as curry rice and takoyaki to be sold in a vending machine with a microwave oven in a plastic bag as in the conventional case. When the bag is put into a microwave oven, it will not rupture due to expansion. Further, in the present invention, since gelatin is mixed in curry, sauce and the like and hardened, the curry is directly applied to the rice, or the curry is soaked in the rice, as in the case where the sauce is directly applied to the takoyaki, The problem that the sauce permeates into the takoyaki does not occur, and the finished state after cooking in the microwave becomes good. Further, when it is placed in a microwave oven, gelatin flows out and wraps rice, takoyaki, etc., so that moisture is prevented from being released during cooking and the cooked state becomes very good. Further, by coating a gelatin film on rice or the like in advance, it is possible to further prevent the release of water, and the rice can be finished in a state immediately after cooking. In addition, by mixing gelatin, it is possible to supplement high-quality proteins that are lacking in rice and the like, which has the effect of increasing the nutritional value.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment in which a packed food according to the present invention is applied to curry rice.

FIG. 2 is a process diagram schematically showing a manufacturing process of the packed food of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an example in which the packed food according to the present invention is applied to takoyaki.

FIG. 4 is a process diagram schematically showing a manufacturing process of the packed food of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an example applied to a packed food product of noodles.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment applied to a packed retort food product.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example applied to another packed retort food product.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,6,10,16,21 Containers 2,15 Rice 3,17 Curry 4,8,12,18,23 Film 5 Takoyaki 7 Sauce 9 soup 11 Noodles 14,19 Gelatin film 20 Spaghetti 22 Meat sauce P1, P2, P3 Packed food P4, P5 Packed retort food

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electronic device characterized in that rice or noodles or other main ingredients and a sauce or soup or other liquid which is mixed with gelatin and hardened so as not to flow out are put in a pack body. Packed food for vending machines with a microwave. 2. A packed food for a vending machine with a microwave oven, characterized in that cooked rice or noodles coated with a gelatin film or other main ingredients are put in a pack body.