JP2004147598A - Rice cake - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an epoch-making rice cake capable of preventing blowoff caused by swelling in the middle of roasting by setting notches, realized without damaging the beautiful appearance of a roasted rice cake after roasting, providing an epoch-making roasted shape not only having the beautiful appearance prevented from being damaged by the notches but also enabling the roasted rice cake to be readily eaten, stimulating appetite and enabling the roasted rice cake to be eaten deliciously, facilitating the uniform roasting of the rice cake which is conventionally considered to be difficult, and expected to extremely increase the consumption of the rice cake. <P>SOLUTION: The rice cake is constituted by forming one or more of the notch parts 3 or groove parts having lengths in the periphery direction or arranged in the periphery direction of the upper surface part 2 not on the flat top face or the placing bottom face but on the side surface of the upper surface part 2 of a small rice cake body 1 in a shape of a rectangular solid or globular shape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rice cake such as a square cut rice cake or a round rice cake that is sold, for example, by being individually packaged.
[0002]
Problems to be solved by the prior art and the invention
When roasting and eating rice cakes, the internal rice cakes suddenly swell to the outside due to the expansion during heating, flow downward, and often adhere to the grill.
[0003]
For this reason, the rice cake could not be baked sufficiently to fear the blowout due to the expansion, or the rice cake had to be baked while being turned upside down and frequently. Unlike the ancient times of baking while watching the rice cake with a brazier at hand, today it is often baked with an oven toaster or a microwave oven, it is quite difficult to turn it over like this frequently, and eventually it is baked by this sudden squirting The net was dirty.
[0004]
Such swelling phenomena not only stains the grill, but also makes it difficult to pull up the baked rice cake and makes it hard to eat. Further, there are various problems such as the entire rice cake cannot be uniformly baked due to the expansion.
[0005]
However, such swelling cannot be prevented by moist rice cakes, and if it is baked sufficiently, it always occurs suddenly during heating. Could not.
[0006]
For this reason, it is said that the expansion of this mochi spewing out of nowhere is unavoidable in fried rice cakes, so if you eat a lot at once, you have to boil and eat it and it is difficult to eat many at a time It had been.
[0007]
On the other hand, in rice crackers, several cuts (stripe grooves) are made on the surface of the rice cake to control the spouting due to expansion, but under the same concept, several cuts or crossed cuts are made on the surface of the cut rice cake or round rice cake. When it is inserted, the inflated part is specified for this cut, and since the cut has a length, the blowing force is also weakened and it is possible to suppress sudden blowing as it falls to the grill and adheres, but after baking it The cut area is burnt like a scar on human skin, and it is indeed a state of evasion, and the practical application to cut rice cakes and round rice cakes packed with raw sticky rice cakes is hesitated.
[0008]
The present invention breaks down the stereotype that had been unavoidable due to the expansion of the rice cake when baking rice cake from such a situation, and it was possible to control the expansion due to expansion during the baking by setting the cut, and baked It can be put to practical use without impairing the aesthetics of the later grilled rice cake, and depending on the setting of the cut, the baked rice cake does not simply impair the aesthetic feeling by this cut, but on the contrary, it is automatically very easy to eat, unlike the conventional one, An epoch-making baked shape that can inspire your appetite and actually taste delicious, and can easily and uniformly bake the previously considered difficult fried rice cake, dramatically increasing the consumption of mochi It aims to provide an extremely innovative rice cake that can be expected.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0010]
One or a plurality of notches 3 or grooves having a length in the circumferential direction or being arranged in the circumferential direction on the upper surface portion 2 instead of the mounting bottom surface of the small piece rice cake body 1 such as a square cut rice cake or a round round rice cake. Provided with a rice cake.
[0011]
In addition, it has a length in the circumferential direction or is disposed in the circumferential direction on the side peripheral surface 2A of the upper surface portion 2 instead of the flat top surface or the mounting bottom surface of the small piece rice cake body 1 such as a square cut rice cake or a round round rice cake. 2. The rice cake according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of cut portions 3 or grooves are provided.
[0012]
In addition, on the upper surface portion 2 instead of the mounting bottom surface of the small piece rice cake body 1 such as a square cut rice cake or a round rice cake, a substantially annular shape is continuously formed in the circumferential direction or a plurality of pieces are arranged along the circumferential direction. The rice cake according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein a cut portion (3) or a groove portion arranged in an annular shape is provided.
[0013]
In addition, the side peripheral surface 2A, which is the peripheral inclined surface of the upper surface portion 2 of the small piece rice cake body 1 having a substantially circular contour shape such as a round rice cake, has a length along the peripheral direction with the direction along the contour edge as the circumferential direction. 3. The rice cake according to claim 2, wherein one or a plurality of notches 3 or grooves provided or provided in the circumferential direction are provided.
[0014]
Further, a contour along a peripheral edge of the upper surface portion 2 of the small piece rice cake body 1 having a substantially circular shape such as a round rice cake is continuously formed in the circumferential direction with the direction along the contour edge as the circumferential direction. The rice cake according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 4, wherein a cut portion 3 or a groove portion which is formed in a substantially circular shape or arranged in a plurality of numbers along a circumferential direction is provided in a substantially circular shape. .
[0015]
In addition, the side peripheral surface 2A, which is the vertical side surface of the upper surface portion 2 of the small piece rice cake body 1 having a substantially rectangular contour such as cut rice cake, has a length in the circumferential direction with the direction along the vertical side surface 2A as the circumferential direction. Alternatively, the rice cake according to claim 2, wherein one or a plurality of notches 3 or grooves arranged in the circumferential direction are provided.
[0016]
Also, the outer peripheral surface 2A, which is a vertical side surface of the upper surface portion 2 of the small piece rice cake body 1 having a substantially rectangular contour, such as cut rice cake, is continuously formed in the circumferential direction with the direction along the vertical side surface 2A as the circumferential direction. 7. The rice cake according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of cut portions 3 or grooves are provided in a substantially annular shape or in a substantially annular shape by being arranged along the circumferential direction.
[0017]
8. The rice cake according to claim 1, wherein the cut portion 3 or the groove portion is provided in a substantially annular shape so as to be continuous in the circumferential direction. 9.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Preferred embodiments of the present invention (how to implement the invention) will be briefly described with reference to the drawings, showing the operational effects thereof.
[0019]
Since a plurality of cuts 3 or grooves (hereinafter simply referred to as cuts 3) having a length or a short length, a plurality of cuts or grooves (hereinafter simply referred to as cuts 3) are formed in advance on the upper surface portion 2 of the small piece rice cake body 1. When the rice cake 1 is to be baked, the small rice cake 1 is simply placed on a grill and heated, and no blowout due to expansion occurs.
[0020]
That is, in the past, the expanded rice cake suddenly spouted from somewhere in the middle of heating (swelling) and adhered to the grill, but the provision of the cuts 3 first made this spouting position previously uncontrollable. In addition, by making the cuts 3 have a length or providing them at several places even if they are short, the jetting power (jetting pressure) due to expansion can be reduced, and the cuts 3 hang down to the grill. As a result, it is possible to surely suppress spouting (bulging).
[0021]
In addition, according to the present invention, the cuts 3 are simply formed in a straight line on the flat upper surface (flat top surface) of the rice cake, cross-formed in an X shape or + shape, or formed in a large number in a lattice shape. Rather, it is formed in the circumferential direction, for example, formed continuously in the circumferential direction to form a substantially annular shape, a plurality of circumferentially arranged and arranged in a substantially annular shape, or formed on the side circumferential surface 2A along the circumferential direction. Therefore, the setting of the cuts 3 suppresses spouting due to expansion when baking, and does not impair the beauty of the grilled rice cake after baking. Moreover, the baked rice cake not only does not impair the aesthetic feeling due to the cuts 3 but also automatically becomes a baked shape that is very easy to eat, and can be appetizing and deliciously eaten. Therefore, it is possible to easily and uniformly bake the fried rice cake, which has been considered difficult until now.
[0022]
That is, for example, by forming the cut 3 along the circumferential direction on the side peripheral surface 2A, not only is the cut not only a part that is less visible than when formed on the flat top surface at the time of baking, but also the oven Since the cut 3 is located at a position where the thermal power due to the natural fire is weak, the grilled shape is often not repelled.
[0023]
In addition, by forming on the side peripheral surface 2A, the upper side of the cut 3 is raised with respect to the lower side due to expansion, and the cut portion does not become a baked state to be avoided by this lift. Produces an effect.
[0024]
That is, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the swollen contents are sandwiched between the upper and lower grilled plate-like portions, such as a sandwich or a sandwich, or the roasting is being completed. It automatically expands and deforms into a shell-like shape that opens slightly in a cantilevered state, and automatically becomes a baked shape that is extremely easy to eat, appetizing, and delicious. Moreover, it becomes possible to bake it almost uniformly.
[0025]
For example, in the case of a square (rectangular) cut rice cake, the cut 3 is formed along the upright side surface 2A as a vertical side surface, so that even all four sides of the side peripheral surface 2A are cut into a square ring. Even if the cut 3 is not formed, a plurality of cuts 3 are formed on at least one side continuously or at a predetermined interval at least over a predetermined length. The shells are lifted up and the expanded contents are sandwiched between the upper and lower grilled parts such as the middle and the sandwich as described above, or the shells are opened in a slightly cantilevered state like a roasted clam The shape automatically becomes very easy to eat, which is unprecedented, and is also a baked shape that can be appetizing and delicious.
[0026]
In particular, if the cut 3 is formed in the side peripheral surface 2A in a substantially annular shape continuously in the circumferential direction along the contour edge of the small piece rice cake 1, the above-mentioned action and effect are more reliably exhibited, and it is extremely innovative. It becomes mochi.
[0027]
【Example】
A specific embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0028]
In the present example, the present invention was applied to rice cakes that were quickly cooled, individually wrapped, packed and bagged, and sold commercially (for example, rice cakes that were eaten by baking in an oven toaster or heating in a microwave oven). FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment applied to a round rice cake.
[0029]
The small piece rice cake body 1 in the round rice cake is formed in a thin disk shape with a circular outline, the mounting bottom surface is a flat circular shape, and the upper surface portion 2 is formed on the substantially flat circular flat top surface from the periphery to the center. In the peripheral portion, the shape gradually rises gradually and gradually inclines. In other words, a substantially flat circular flat top surface is formed at the center of the side peripheral surface 2A which is a peripheral inclined surface that gradually rises inward and inclines gradually toward the center. It has a shape having.
[0030]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the side peripheral surface 2A which is the peripheral inclined surface of the upper surface portion 2 of the round rice cake (the small piece rice cake body 1) is rotated in the direction along the circular contour edge. A circular notch 3 which is continuous in the circumferential direction and is completely closed is provided.
[0031]
That is, in the present embodiment, the notch 3 having a small depth is formed along the peripheral edge of the round rice cake (the small piece rice cake body 1) for one round.
[0032]
In this way, a continuous annular cut 3 is formed on the side peripheral surface 2A of the small piece rice cake body 1 along a circular contour edge, but it may be a C annular or an O annular with two or several cutouts. However, even if they are not continuous, they may be formed in a dashed ring shape by dashed cuts.
[0033]
In any case, in the present embodiment, the cut 3 is formed on the side peripheral surface 2A so as to be substantially annular as a whole, even if there is no cut portion, so that the blowout due to expansion when baking is suppressed, and It does not detract from the beauty of the grilled rice cake after it has been raised. Moreover, not only does the cut piece 3 not impair the beauty of the baked piece of rice cake 1, but also, as shown in FIG. 3, it is automatically very easy to eat, and it can also be appetizing and delicious. This makes it possible to bake easily and uniformly baking rice cake, which has been considered difficult until now.
[0034]
In addition, due to the expansion, the upper side of the cut 3 is lifted with respect to the lower side, and this cut portion has an epoch-making action / effect that the lift does not cause a baked state to be avoided.
[0035]
In other words, due to this lifting, the expanded contents are sandwiched between the upper and lower grilled plate-like portions in the middle, or the shells are opened in a slightly cantilevered state as the roasting is being completed. It automatically expands and deforms into a shape, and automatically becomes a baked shape that is extremely easy to eat, has an appetizing taste, and is delicious.
[0036]
In the experiment of the applicant, by forming a completely continuous notch 3 on the side peripheral surface 2A so as to form a completely closed annular shape, it is baked in a state as if a lot of the components were sandwiched as described above, The upper and lower surfaces are baked, and the rice cake is lifted up and down without squirting from the side and dropping into the net, and it does not stain the net, so it can be easily picked up from the net, and it is easy to eat because there is no spouted part, In addition, it was confirmed that the dish was very delicious because of this condition.
[0037]
In addition, even if it is sufficiently baked, it can be baked uniformly without uneven grilling.
[0038]
Even if the notch 3 is formed in a circular ring around the entire circumference in this way, it often rises slightly in a cantilevered state. Therefore, even if a part where the notch 3 is not provided is provided, the same operation and effect can be obtained. As a result, it was confirmed that similar actions and effects were produced.
[0039]
Further, even if the cuts 3 are arranged in the circumferential direction at a broken line or at a small interval, the same operation and effect can be obtained since the cuts 3 are connected by burning and the result is continuous.
[0040]
In addition, if the interval is too wide, it does not continue even if it expands, so the lifting phenomenon as described above may not occur.However, even if it is raised a little, the baked shape does not become a shape to be avoided. Therefore, the effects of specifying the ejection position and suppressing the ejection force are sufficiently exhibited.
[0041]
Also, as shown in FIG. 7, even if the cuts 3 continuous in the circumferential direction are formed at two opposing portions of the small piece rice cake body 1 by the opposing blade plates 5, if the opposing cuts 3 are long, the cuts 3 are formed at the front and rear portions. Is not formed, and a certain degree of lifting effect can be realized even if it does not form a ring, and the above-mentioned operation and effect are sufficiently exhibited. Further, the formation of the cuts 3 can be performed very easily and is excellent in mass productivity.
[0042]
That is, only by relatively moving the small piece rice cake 1 relative to the blade plate 5 with the depth of the cut 3 of the side peripheral surface 2A being different between the front and rear sides, the side peripheral surface 2A on both sides of the small piece rice cake 1 is circumferentially formed. The cut 3 having a sufficient length can be easily formed.
[0043]
In the above-described embodiment, the cut 3 is formed on the flat top surface as shown in FIG. 6, although the embodiment is formed on the side peripheral surface 2A of the upper surface portion 2.
[0044]
In this case, it is desirable to form the notch 3 in the circumferential direction along the periphery of the flat top surface around the central portion so as to form a ring as large as possible, and to form a substantially ring.
[0045]
In this case, the part surrounded by the notch 3 rather than the middle state is baked into a shape which is lifted upward (like a lid). In this case, the same operation and effect are produced although this is not enough than in the above embodiment.
[0046]
4 and 5 show an embodiment applied to cut rice cake.
[0047]
The small piece rice cake body 1 of the cut rice cake is rectangular and has a rectangular outline.
[0048]
In the present embodiment, a substantially square annular shape is formed by connecting the direction along the upright side surface 2A to the circumferential direction on the side peripheral surface 2A which is the upright side surface of the upper surface portion 2 of the rectangular piece rice cake body 1. The notch 3 is provided.
[0049]
That is, the notch 3 is continuously formed along the outer peripheral surface 2 </ b> A of the four outer sides along the cutout 3 to form the notch 3 having a rectangular annular shape.
[0050]
By forming the cuts 3 in the four vertical side surfaces (side peripheral surface 2A), the above-described operation and effect are more remarkably exhibited than in the embodiment of the round rice cake.
[0051]
That is, by forming the cut 3 along the vertical side surface 2A as the vertical side surface, as shown in FIG. 5, the cut 3 is lifted up without blowing out so that the upper side of the cut 3 flows down due to expansion. As in the middle of the process, the expanded contents are sandwiched between upper and lower slabs such as sandwiches (they are often lifted slightly cantilevered), and are automatically very easy to eat. In addition, it has a baked shape that can be appetizing and delicious.
[0052]
Further, as in the case of the round rice cake, even if the notch 3 is not continuously formed on all four sides of the side peripheral surface 2A in a circular ring shape, at least one side is continuously formed for a predetermined length or more, or a small interval is provided. By forming a plurality of cuts 3 by placing the cuts 3, the cuts 3 were lifted up without squirting so that the upper side of the cuts 3 flowed down due to expansion, and expanded as described above between the upper and lower calcined plate-like portions such as in the middle or a sandwich. The contents are in a sandwiched state, and automatically become a baked shape that is extremely easy to eat, has an appetizing taste, and can be eaten deliciously.
[0053]
Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, by forming the cut 3 by the blade plate 5 on the side peripheral surface 2 </ b> A of the opposed two side surfaces, the cut 3 is hardly formed before and after and the cut 3 is not formed annularly. Although it is not enough as compared with the case where it is formed continuously to form a square ring, a lifting phenomenon occurs, and the above-mentioned operation and effect are sufficiently exhibited.
[0054]
That is, the cut 3 having a sufficient length in the circumferential direction can be easily formed in the side peripheral surfaces 2A on both sides of the small piece rice cake 1 simply by moving the small piece rice cake 1 relatively to the blade plate 5, and The effect is fully exhibited and the mass productivity is further improved.
[0055]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and a specific configuration of each component can be appropriately designed.
[0056]
For example, the notch 3 is formed by a sharp cutter, a rotating blade plate 5, or the like. However, the notch 3 may be formed by pressing to form a groove instead of the notch 3.
[0057]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to control the blowout due to expansion during baking by setting the cut, and to put it into practical use without impairing the beauty of the grilled rice cake after baking. The rice cake does not simply impair the aesthetic feeling by this cut, but on the contrary, it automatically becomes a revolutionary baked shape that is extremely easy to eat, and also invites appetite and can actually eat deliciously, In addition, it becomes an extremely innovative rice cake that can be easily and uniformly baked, which has been considered difficult until now, and can be expected to dramatically increase the consumption of rice cake.
[0058]
In addition, the present invention does not form several cuts in a straight line on the flat upper surface of a simple rice cake, cross-form in an X-shape or + -shape, or form a large number in a grid-shape. Forming, for example, forming a continuous ring in the circumferential direction to form a substantially annular shape, arranging a plurality of circumferentially in a substantially circular shape, or forming a circumferential surface on the side circumferential surface, further baking by this cut. Spouting due to swelling at the time is suppressed, and the beauty of the roasted mochi after baking is not impaired, and the mochi that has been baked surely is automatically very easy to eat, and it is also appetizing and delicious. The resulting baked rice cake has an epoch-making shape that can be easily and uniformly baked.
[0059]
Further, in the inventions according to the second, third, fourth and sixth aspects, the functions and effects are further exhibited, and in particular, in the inventions according to the fifth, seventh and eighth aspects, the functions and effects are more reliably exhibited. .
[0060]
That is, not only is the notch part not only in a part that is less visible than when it is formed on the flat top surface when baking, but also the case where the notch is located at a position where the fire power due to the oven fire is weak does not result in a baked shape that should be avoided. In many cases, the upper side of the cut is raised with respect to the lower side due to the expansion, and this cut portion produces an epoch-making action and effect that the raised state does not result in a baked state that should be avoided.
[0061]
In particular, in the invention according to claims 6 and 7, in the case of a square (rectangular) cut rice cake, a notch is formed on the side peripheral surface which is a vertical side surface along the vertical side surface, so that even the entire peripheral surface of the side peripheral surface is formed. Even if not forming a cut in a square ring continuously, by forming a plurality of cuts continuously at least on one side at least a predetermined length or at a small interval, the upper side of the cut is expanded by expanding. As it flows down, it rises without spouting, and the cut is completely located on the side, the heat of the oven fire is weak, etc., so it does not become a shape that should be avoided, and as described above, it is up and down like a middle or sandwich In the state where the contents expanded in the baking plate-like part are sandwiched, or the baking becomes a shell-like shape that opened slightly in a cantilevered state, automatically Not very easy to eat, also whets the appetite, also becomes the oven shape that can be eaten delicious.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment (one embodiment applied to a round rice cake).
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a first embodiment (one embodiment applied to a round rice cake).
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a baked state showing the first embodiment (an example applied to a round rice cake).
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment (one embodiment applied to cut rice cake).
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a baked state showing a second embodiment (one embodiment applied to cut rice cake).
FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a third embodiment (another embodiment applied to a round rice cake).
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a fourth embodiment (another embodiment applied to a round rice cake).
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a fifth embodiment (another embodiment applied to cut rice cake).
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Small piece rice cake 2 Upper surface 2A Side peripheral surface (vertical side)
3 Notch (notch)

Claims (8)

One or a plurality of cuts or grooves having a length in the circumferential direction or arranged in the circumferential direction are provided on the upper surface rather than on the mounting bottom surface of a small piece rice cake body such as a square cut rice cake or a round round rice cake. Mochi characterized by the following. One or more pieces that have a length in the circumferential direction or are arranged in the circumferential direction on the side peripheral surface of the upper surface portion, not on the flat top surface or the mounting bottom surface of a small piece rice cake body such as a square cut rice cake or a round round rice cake The rice cake according to claim 1, wherein a cut portion or a groove portion is provided. On the upper surface rather than on the bottom surface of small pieces of rice cakes such as square cut rice cakes and round round rice cakes, they were arranged in a circular shape by being continuous in the circumferential direction, or arranged in a plurality of shapes along the circumferential direction and arranged substantially in a circular shape The rice cake according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein a cut portion or a groove portion is provided. On the side peripheral surface which is the peripheral inclined surface of the upper surface portion of the small piece rice cake body having a substantially circular shape such as a round rice cake, the direction along the contour edge is the circumferential direction, and the circumferential direction has a length or the circumferential direction. The rice cake according to claim 2, wherein one or a plurality of cuts or grooves are provided. The shape of a round rice cake or the like is almost circular. 5. The rice cake according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of cutouts or grooves are arranged along the circumferential direction and arranged in a substantially annular shape. 6. On the side peripheral surface which is the vertical side surface of the upper surface portion of the small piece rice cake body having a substantially square shape such as cut rice cake, the direction along the vertical side surface is the circumferential direction, and the circumferential direction has a length or is arranged in the circumferential direction. 3. The rice cake according to claim 2, wherein one or more cuts or grooves are provided. On the side peripheral surface which is the vertical surface of the upper surface portion of the small piece rice cake body having a substantially square shape such as cut rice cake, the direction along the vertical side surface is set as the circumferential direction and the circumferential direction is continued in the circumferential direction to form a substantially angular annular or circumferential shape. 7. The rice cake according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of cutouts or grooves are provided along the direction and arranged in a substantially annular shape. The rice cake according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the cut portion or the groove portion is provided in a substantially annular shape so as to be continuous in a circumferential direction.

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