JP2010252733A - Instant noodles in cup - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide instant noodles in a cup, which have a simple structure and are easily understandably charged with a fixed amount of water by a person to cook. <P>SOLUTION: The instant noodles in a cup is equipped with a bottomed reverse truncated conical container, a noodle mass that has its upper periphery in close contact with the internal side of the container and is stored in the container. The noodle mass has a noodle cylinder with a prescribed height on the upper surface including the upper periphery so as to form a water pour indication surface on the upper part of the upper surface. The noodle mass has cylindrical hole parts in the vertical direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to instant noodles in a container in which noodle chunks are accommodated in a container and can be cooked by pouring hot water or water into the container.

  Conventionally, in the case of instant noodles in containers such as instant udon in cups and instant instant noodles, the amount of hot water or water to be added is roughly determined by the type, and hot water up to the reference line attached to the inner peripheral surface of the container body The standard recipe is to add water. That is, after pouring hot water or water up to the reference line, it is covered with a lid, waits for several minutes, or is cooked in a microwave oven. However, it may be difficult to find the reference line due to conditions such as light and weather, and it takes time to check the reference line, or it is added in a state where it cannot be confirmed and the amount of water increases or decreases, so it is always constant. I can not cook to taste.

  In order to solve this problem, when a cup noodle measuring container for measuring water for cooking is stored in the container and cooked, the amount of water injection is kept constant by measuring the water while the measuring container is set in the container body. A measuring container for cup noodles that can be made has been proposed. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1.)

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-2371

  However, in the invention as described above, since the measuring container for cup noodles is housed in the container together with the noodle mass, it is necessary to enlarge the container. For this reason, the cost of the packaging material for containers becomes high. Moreover, the measuring container for cup noodles is complicated, manufacture is not easy, and there exists a subject that manufacturing cost becomes high. Furthermore, since the cup noodle measuring container once used is considered to be discarded as trash, even if the material is reused, it is not preferable from the viewpoint of the global environment.

  Accordingly, a main object of the present invention is to provide instant noodles in a container that has a simple structure, is easy to understand for a cook, and can add a certain amount of water in order to solve the above-described problems. .

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the instant noodles with a container according to the present invention are a container with a bottomed inverted frustum cylindrical shape and a noodle that is housed in the container with its upper peripheral edge in close contact with the inner surface of the container. The noodle mass has a noodle pillar having a predetermined height on the upper surface including the upper peripheral edge, so that a water injection reference surface is formed on the upper surface of the noodle mass.

  The noodle mass preferably has a columnar hole in the vertical direction. By having a hole in the vertical direction of the noodle mass, the poured water penetrates into the noodle mass not only from the outer surface of the noodle mass but also from the surface formed in the hole, so the noodles soften Time can be shortened.

  According to the present invention, the noodle mass accommodated in the container of instant noodles containing the container has a noodle pillar on the upper surface including the upper peripheral edge, and a water injection reference surface is formed on the upper surface of the noodle mass. This water injection reference surface is simple and easy to understand for the cook.The person who cooks the water while checking the water level and stops water injection when water reaches the water injection reference surface. Can be added.

It is sectional drawing which shows the instant noodles with a container which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the manufacturing method of the instant noodles with a container which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the metal frame in the state in which the noodle strings in 1st Embodiment entered. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which reversed the metal frame in which the noodle strings in 1st Embodiment entered. It is sectional drawing which shows the instant noodles with a container which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the instant noodles with a container of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the metal frame of the state in which the noodle string in 2nd Embodiment entered. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which reversed the metal frame containing the noodle strings in 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Note that the components in the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately replaced with existing components and the like, and various variations including combinations with other existing components are possible. Therefore, the description of the embodiments of the present invention is not intended to limit the content of the invention described in the claims.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 shows a container instant noodle 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the instant noodle 1 with a container accommodates the noodle mass 2 having an inverted conical cylinder shape in a bottomed inverted truncated cone-shaped container 6 having an edge 7 at the upper end. The noodle mass 2 is accommodated in such a manner that its upper peripheral edge is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the container 6 and there is a space between the bottom surface of the noodle mass 2 and the bottom inner surface of the container 6.

Further, the noodle block 2 has a noodle pillar 3 having a predetermined height on the upper surface 5 including the upper peripheral edge thereof, and forms a water injection reference surface 4 on the upper part of the noodle pillar 3. In the present embodiment, the noodle pillar 3 has a regular quadrangular prism shape made of dried noodle strings, and the water injection guide surface 4 formed on the top thereof has a flat regular square shape.
The instant noodles 1 in a container contain ingredients 9 and powder soup (not shown) together with the noodle chunks 2. The ingredients 9 are scattered between the upper surface 5 of the noodle mass 2 and between the inner surface of the container 6 and the side surface of the noodle pillar 3, and the powder soup (not shown) is on the upper surface 5 and the noodle mass 2. Scattered between the noodle strings that form.

(Cooking method)
In order to cook the instant noodle 1 with a container having the above-described configuration, first, a part of the lid 8 is peeled off from the edge 7 of the container 6 and partially opened, and then hot water is poured into the noodle block 2. The pouring is performed until the water pouring reference surface 4 formed on the noodle block 2 is immersed in hot water.
Thereafter, the lid 8 is put on the edge 7 of the container 6 again, for example, a plate or the like is placed on the lid 8, and the lid 8 is brought into close contact with the edge 7 and left for about 3 minutes. Dissolve the soup (not shown) and reconstitute the noodle mass 2 and ingredients 9.

  In the instant noodle 1 with a container according to the present embodiment, the noodle block 2 has a noodle pillar 3 having a predetermined height on the upper surface 5 including the upper peripheral edge thereof, and a water injection reference surface 4 is formed at a position higher than the upper surface 5. Therefore, the person who cooks can check the water surface between the inner surface of the container 6 and the side surface of the noodle pillar 3 when pouring hot water over the upper surface 5 during pouring. When the hot water is reached and the water surface reaches the water injection guide surface 4, the pouring can be stopped. This makes it possible to cook instant noodles with a constant taste.

(Production method)
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the method for manufacturing the instant noodles 1 in a container according to the present invention.
In step S1, salt water, brine, and the like are dissolved in water to adjust wrought water. For the noodle quality and taste, 10 to 30 g of salt and 3.0 to 6.0 g of brine are used for 1.0 kg of raw material powder mainly composed of wheat flour.

In step S2, under a temperature of 20 to 30 ° C., for 15 to 20 minutes, 1.0 kg of raw material powder mainly composed of wheat flour and 0.3 to 0.4 kg of the wrought water adjusted in step S1 are mixed and kneaded. Make dough with.
In step S3, two noodle strips are made through the dough between the two rotating rolls, and then the two noodle strips are overlapped and passed through the roll to form a uniform and strong sheet of 10mm thickness. Form a noodle band.
In step S4, a noodle strip having a thickness of 10 mm is put on a rolling roll in which four or more sets of two rolls are combined, and the thickness is gradually rolled to 1.0 mm.

In step S5, a noodle strip having a thickness of 1.0 mm is cut through a cutting machine to cut out the noodle strings. In the cutting machine, the cutting blade rotates and the noodle strip becomes a noodle string.
In step S6, the noodle strings are passed through a continuous steamer and steamed with steam at 100 ° C. for 2 minutes. In this process, the starch in the noodles becomes alpha. Next, the noodle strings cut to a length of 15 cm are boiled for 1.5 minutes and then washed with cold water for 30 minutes to adjust the water content to 70% by weight.

In step S7, the noodle strings are drained, and a predetermined amount (230 g) equivalent to one meal is placed in a metal frame and molded. In this embodiment, 230 g of noodle strings after draining are put into a metal frame and molded as a predetermined amount equivalent to one meal, but it is the same amount as one serving of cup noodles commercially available in the past. The noodle strings after draining can be appropriately put into a metal frame and molded.
In step S8, the whole metal frame is put into a hot air dryer, and hot air of 100 ° C. is blown from the lower ventilation hole of the metal frame to dry and harden the lower part of the noodle block 2 to have shape retention.
Next, the metal frame is inverted, and the whole noodle mass is dried by blowing hot air at 80 ° C. from below the metal frame. By this step, the water content of the noodle mass is adjusted to 3.0 to 4.0% by weight.

  In step S9, the dried noodles are cooled by blowing cold air. Subsequently, by taking out from the metal frame, the noodle block 2 having a dense structure in which the upper part is dense and the lower part is sparse can be obtained. The noodle mass 2 obtained in this way has a noodle pillar body 3 in the shape of a regular quadratic prism on the upper surface 5 including the upper peripheral edge, and a flat water injection guide surface 4 is formed on the upper surface 5. .

In step S10, the inner surface of the container 6 having a tapered shape and the upper side surface of the noodle block 2 in close contact with the inner surface of the container 6 indicate the position of the water surface when the water injection reference surface 4 enters a standard amount. The noodle mass 2 produced in step S9 is accommodated so that the ingredients 9 and the powder soup are put, and the lid 8 made of a lid such as aluminum is heat-sealed to the edge 7 of the container 6. And then packaging with a shrink film sheet, the instant noodle 1 with a container according to the present embodiment can be manufactured.
As a material of the container 6, a metal such as aluminum or a laminate thereof, various hard synthetic resins such as polypropylene, PET, and polystyrene, plastic, paper, and the like can be used.

FIG. 3 shows the metal frame 22 in a state where noodle strings 21 corresponding to one meal are contained in step S7. The metal frame 22 has a circular upper surface and a conical (tapered) side surface. A bottom lid 24 serving as a bottom surface of the metal frame 22 has a concave portion 24a having a regular quadrangular prism shape with a predetermined depth at the center thereof, and is openably and closably installed at the lower end of the metal frame body 22a. The bottom lid 24 and the upper surface have a large number of ventilation holes 23 and are formed by a drilling method.
When the metal frame 22 having the above-described configuration is filled with the noodle strings 21 and the bottom lid 24 is arranged at the lower portion, the noodle strings 21 are densely deposited on the bottom lid 24 by its own weight, and further formed on the bottom lid 24. A regular quadrangular prism-shaped noodle pillar body having a flat bottom surface is densely deposited in the regular square prism-shaped recess 24a. The noodle strings 21 are in a state where the lower part is dense and the upper part is sparse in the metal frame 22 as a whole.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the metal frame 22 containing the noodle strings 21 is reversed in step S8. When the metal frame 22 is inverted and the bottom lid 24 is placed at the top and the top surface is at the bottom, the upper peripheral edge 25a of the dried and hardened noodle block 2 is formed on the upper inner side surface 22b of the metal frame 22 having a tapered shape. The noodle strings 21 at the bottom of the noodle mass are in a suspended state in contact with each other. In this state, the whole noodle mass is dried by blowing hot air at 80 ° C. from below the metal frame 22, the bottom lid 24 is opened, and the noodle mass 2 is taken out. A noodle mass 2 (FIG. 1) having a water injection reference surface 4 at a higher position is obtained.

In the instant noodle 1 with a container according to the present embodiment, the noodle mass 2 has an upper peripheral edge 25a that is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface 22b of the container 6, so that it can be prevented from collapsing due to an impact at the distribution stage, The noodle mass does not float due to the pouring.
Further, since the noodle block 2 is stored in the container 6 at a desired distance from the bottom surface, it can be more prevented from collapsing due to an impact at the distribution stage, and the position of the water injection reference surface 4 is set to the standard water injection amount. It becomes possible to adjust to the position. Furthermore, when hot water is poured and cooked, convection of the hot water occurs in the package, so that the restoring property of the noodle mass 2 is improved and a uniform recovery is possible. Furthermore, the noodle mass 2 can be raised, and when the lid 8 is opened, the ingredient 9 can be positioned up to the vicinity of the opening of the container 6, so that a sense of volume is produced and the appearance is improved.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the instant noodle 10 with a container according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the instant noodle 10 with a container of FIG. 5 (a lid and ingredients are omitted). ).
In the present embodiment, the same members as the members according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted.

In the second embodiment, the noodle mass 12 has a cylindrical noodle pillar 13 on the upper surface 15, and a flat circular water injection guide surface 14 is formed on the upper surface 15.
Further, the noodle mass 12 has a columnar hole 19 in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, four holes 19 are formed, and the length and the inner diameter of the holes 19 are set so that the total volume of the four holes 19 is substantially equal to the volume of the noodle mass of the noodle pillar 13.
Other configurations are the same as those of the instant noodle 1 with a container according to the first embodiment.

(Cooking method)
The cooking method of the instant noodles 10 in the container according to the present embodiment is the same as in the case of the first embodiment.
In the instant noodle 10 with a container, the noodle mass 12 has a hole portion 19 in the vertical direction, so that the hot water poured is filled in the hole portion 19, and not only from the outer surface of the noodle mass 12 but also the hole portion 19. Therefore, the time during which the dried noodle mass 12 is softened is shortened, so that hot water can be quickly reconstituted, and the cooking time can be further shortened.

(Production method)
The flow of the manufacturing method of the instant noodle 10 with a container according to the present embodiment is the same as the flowchart shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 shows the metal frame 32 in a state where the noodle strings 21 corresponding to one meal are contained in step S7 of the flowchart of FIG. The metal frame 32 has a circular upper surface and a conical (tapered) side surface. A bottom lid 34 serving as a bottom surface of the metal frame 32 has a cylindrical recess 34a with a predetermined depth at the center thereof, and is openably and closably installed at the lower end of the metal frame body 32a. Four columnar metal rods 29 are attached in parallel to the upper surface of the metal frame 32 from the upper surface toward the concave portion 34a of the bottom lid 34. The bottom cover 34 and the upper surface have a large number of ventilation holes 23 and are formed by a drilling method.
When the metal frame 32 configured as described above is filled with the noodle strings 21 and the bottom lid 34 is disposed at the lower portion, the noodle strings 21 are densely deposited on the bottom lid 34 by its own weight, and further formed on the bottom lid 34. The circular noodle pillars having a flat bottom surface are densely deposited in the cylindrical recesses 34a. The noodle strings 21 are in a state where the lower part is dense and the upper part is sparse in the metal frame 32 as a whole.

  FIG. 8 shows a state in which the metal frame 32 containing the noodle strings 21 is reversed in step S8. When the metal frame 32 is inverted and the bottom lid 34 is placed at the top and the top surface is at the bottom, the upper peripheral edge 35a of the dried and hardened noodle block 12 is formed on the upper inner surface 32b of the metal frame 32 having a tapered shape. The noodle strings 21 at the bottom of the noodle mass are in a suspended state in contact with each other. In this state, the whole noodle mass is dried by blowing hot air of 80 ° C. from below the metal frame 32, and the bottom lid 34 is opened to take out the noodle mass 12. The noodle mass 12 (FIG. 5) having the water injection reference surface 14 at a higher position is obtained.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the shape of the noodle pillars 3 and 13 is a quadrangular prism or a cylindrical shape, but may be a truncated cone shape such as a triangular prism or a truncated cone shape. About the outer diameter and height, it can select suitably so that it may become the amount of water injection of a standard recipe, when it injects to the water injection reference planes 4 and 14.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the noodle mass constituting the water injection reference surface has a simple structure, and the instant noodles containing the noodle mass containing the water injection reference surface are cooked. The amount of water injection is easy to understand for a person, and a certain amount of water can be added. Also,

  The present invention can be used as instant noodles in a cup that can always provide a certain taste.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,10 Instant noodles with a container 2,12 Noodle chunks 3,13 Noodle pillars 4,14 Water injection reference surface 5,15 Upper surface 6 Container 6a Container inner surface side 8 Lid material 9 Ingredient 19 Hole 21 Noodle string 22,32 Metal Frame 23 Ventilation holes 24, 34 Bottom lid 24a, 34a Bottom lid recess 25a, 35a Upper peripheral edge of noodle block 29 Metal rod

Claims (2)

A bottomed inverted frustum cylindrical container, and a noodle mass that is housed in the container with its upper periphery closely contacting the inner surface of the container;
The noodle mass has noodle pillars having a predetermined height on the upper surface including the upper peripheral edge, so that a water injection reference surface is formed on the upper surface of the noodle mass. The instant noodles in a container according to claim 1, wherein the noodle mass has a columnar hole in the vertical direction.