JP2013081385A - Photoluminescent semi-transparent food and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photoluminescent semi-transparent food that gives pleasure and enjoyment to a person to observe, and to provide a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: The photoluminescent semi-transparent food 1 includes an observation surface 5 and a reflecting surface on a back side of the observation surface. An edible reflecting layer 11 is formed on a substantially whole area of the reflecting surface and the edible reflecting layer reflects at least a part of light H entered from the observation surface at least once and configured so that at least one part of the reflected light can be externally observable through the observation surface. By emitting brightness from the inside of the photoluminescent semi-transparent food itself, the person to observe can be given pleasure and enjoyment.

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a glittering translucent food such as candy (candy), jelly food, water sheep cake, agar, ice, ice candy and the like, and a method for producing the same. About.

  For example, how wonderful it would be if the candy or jelly food on the cake shines brightly. If something that shines like a jewel is decorated on a cake that is eaten at birthday or Christmas, or a cake placed on a table such as a wedding ceremony, a silver wedding ceremony, or a gold wedding ceremony, it is a pleasure because of its decorativeness and unexpectedness. There must be a lot of fun. For this reason, various attempts have been made to enhance the decorativeness of glittering translucent foods such as candy and jelly foods, and various prior arts have been disclosed. For example, a translucent food (first prior art, Patent Document 1) or a precious metal that is harmless to the human body, in which a specific shape of a gold foil piece is sandwiched between agar and water sheep, and these can be observed from the outside. There is a translucent food (second prior art, Patent Document 2) provided on or inside an edible product. Furthermore, the translucent food (3rd prior art, patent document 3) and the translucent food which pasted the edible metal foil in the shape of a character and a figure on the food surface via the edible adhesive layer were accommodated. A technique in which a reflecting mirror is formed on the outer surface of a transparent container (fourth prior art, Patent Document 4) is also a technique for enhancing the decorativeness of a glittering translucent food. Also, if the ice floating in the tilted glass shines shiningly, conversations between those who are wrapped in a gorgeous atmosphere will surely bounce. However, no attempt has been made to improve the decorativeness of the ice other than devising the shape of the ice.

JP-A-11-75697 (paragraph 0010, FIGS. 1 and 2) JP-A-62-220149 (left column of page 2, Fig. 1) JP-A-6-125719 (paragraphs 0005 to 0008, FIGS. 2 to 5) JP 2010-159085 (paragraph 0052, FIG. 3)

  However, in the food according to the first prior art, although the portion of the gold foil piece having a specific shape appears to shine, it does not shine to other portions. Therefore, although the shining gold leaf piece can be seen from the outside, the food itself does not look shining. In addition, the food according to the second prior art is such that the outer surface is coated with gold foil, and the brightness of the whole food is the brightness of the gold foil covering the outer surface, not the food itself. For this reason, it may be possible to express flashiness, but the object of the present invention cannot be achieved far from the feeling that the food shines. Furthermore, the food according to the third prior art is one in which a gold foil in the form of letters or figures is exposed on the outer surface, and this is also the brightness of the gold foil itself and is different from the brightness of the food. Finally, although it is a food according to the fourth prior art, its brilliance is the brilliance of the mirror provided in the food storage container, and not only the whole food but also the container is not edible in the first place. .

  Although the above-mentioned first to fourth prior arts have some decorative effects, they are not satisfied with splendor in that they are not radiant foods. The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the translucent food does not contain shining things or is covered with shining things, but shines from within the food itself, giving the viewer the pleasure and pleasure. It is to provide a transparent translucent food and a method for producing the same. The details will be explained anew in the section. Note that the definitions of terms used to describe an invention according to any claim are applicable to other inventions to the extent possible in the nature of the invention, regardless of differences in the category of the invention or the order of description. There shall be.

(Characteristics of the invention of claim 1)
The glittering translucent food according to the invention described in claim 1 (hereinafter referred to as “the food of claim 1” as appropriate) is a glittering translucent food having an observation surface and a reflection surface on the back side of the observation surface. An edible reflective layer is formed on almost the entire reflective surface, and the edible reflective layer reflects at least part of the light incident from the observation surface at least once and reflects the reflected light. It is characterized in that at least part of the light can be externally observed through the observation surface. Note that “translucent” is described as “completely transparent” is not considered as long as it is about food, and is intended to exclude this. In this application, ice is also considered a translucent food. It does not matter whether the translucent food is colored or colorless. For example, there are translucent foods of red or green (or, for example, mixed colors, gradations, patterns). The color of the edible reflective layer (at least the reflective surface thereof) may be single or multicolor, and may have a specific pattern. Foods lacking translucency are out of the scope of the present invention because light does not enter. The shape of the observation surface may be formed of a plane, a curved surface or the like alone or in combination as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved. The semitransparent food can be produced by the production method described later, but can also be produced by scraping out a certain size of candy, ice, ice candy, etc., and forming an edible reflective layer thereon.

  According to the food of claim 1, part or all of the light incident from the observation surface is reflected once or twice or more by the edible reflection layer, and eventually reaches the eyes of the person who comes out of the observation surface and observes. Depending on the refractive index and transparency of the transparent food, the shape of the observation surface and the reflective surface (edible reflective layer), the surrounding lighting environment, etc., the degree of difference may occur, but something can be seen in the food Instead, the food itself shines (having brilliancy, referred to as “brilliance” in the present specification), so that the food is brilliant and its decorativeness can be greatly enhanced. For this reason, for example, by placing the food of claim 1 on the cake, the whole cake becomes wonderfully gorgeous, and the viewer (the person who eats the cake) has a lot of joy and enjoyment because of its decorativeness and unexpectedness. Can inflate.

(Characteristics of the invention described in claim 2)
The glittering translucent food according to the invention of claim 2 (hereinafter referred to as “the food of claim 2” as appropriate) is the food of claim 1, and the observation surface is a polyhedron comprising a plurality of planes. It is characterized by that.

  According to the food of claim 2, in addition to the action and effect of the food of claim 1, since it has a plurality of planes, the incident angle differs even for light coming from the same direction. For this reason, light emitted from the observation surface travels at various angles. This increases the brightness of the food and brings out more gorgeousness. Constructing a polyhedron contributes to an improved design effect of the appearance.

(Characteristics of Claim 3)
The glittering translucent food according to the invention described in claim 3 (hereinafter referred to as “the food of claim 3” as appropriate) is the food of claim 2, wherein the reflecting surface is a flat surface. By constructing the observation surface as a polyhedron and the reflection surface as a flat surface, the shape approximates that of rose cut, which is one of the diamond cutting methods. The incident light from the bottom of the diamond is also calculated. In this respect, the present invention is greatly different from the food of claim 3 that excludes incident light from the bottom surface (reflection surface) (the same applies to other foods according to the present invention).

  According to the food of claim 3, in addition to the action and effect of the food of claim 2, the shape of the edible reflective layer is simple by making the reflective surface flat, so that the formation is relatively easy. Can do. Although there is no incident light from the bottom surface, an antique atmosphere can be produced, for example, compared to a brilliant cut shape of diamond by forming it in a rose cut shape. Use them according to your preference, time, place and situation.

(Feature of the invention of claim 4)
The glittering translucent food according to the invention of claim 4 (hereinafter referred to as “the food of claim 4” as appropriate) is the food of claim 1 or 2, wherein the observation side dome portion has the observation surface as a surface. And an observation-side dome portion having the reflection surface as a surface, wherein the observation surface and the reflection surface are polyhedrons each composed of a plurality of planes. That is, both the observation surface and the reflection surface are polyhedrons. The observation surface and the reflection surface do not need to have the same shape, and preferably have a shape suitable for each purpose.

  According to the food of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the food of claim 1 or 2, in addition to the observation surface, the reflection surface of the observation side dome is a polyhedron, so that the light incident from the observation surface is twice. As a result, the probability of being reflected is increased, thereby increasing the possibility of the reflected light traveling toward the viewer. In other words, it increases the brightness of the viewer.

(Characteristics of Invention of Claim 5)
The glittering translucent food according to the invention described in claim 5 (hereinafter referred to as “claim 5 food” as appropriate) is the food according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the edible reflective layer includes the reflective surface. It is comprised by the edible metal foil (for example, gold foil and silver foil) or the powder (flakes) of edible metal directly affixed on the.

  According to the food of claim 5, in addition to the action and effect of the food of any of claims 1 to 4, the convenience of manufacture can be achieved while maintaining the reflective function (gloss) of the edible reflective layer. That is, if it is an edible metal foil, it can be directly affixed on a reflective surface with the water | moisture content of the surface. A good point of direct attachment is that it is possible to prevent a reduction in the reflection function when an adhesive layer is provided between the reflective surface and the edible metal foil, and it is not necessary to take troubles such as forming an adhesive layer.

(Characteristics of the invention described in claim 6)
The glittering translucent food according to the invention of claim 6 (hereinafter referred to as “the food of claim 6” as appropriate) is the food of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the edible reflective layer is edible. It is characterized by comprising a translucent food material mixed with metal powder.

  According to the food of claim 6, in addition to the effects of the food of claims 1 to 4, the use of the above-described semi-transparent food can increase variations of the edible reflective layer. For example, it is possible to diversify color variations by using a plurality of edible metal powders, or to create various colors in cooperation with food colors.

(Feature of the invention of claim 7)
The method for producing a glittering translucent food according to the invention of claim 7 (hereinafter referred to as “method of claim 7” as appropriate) is a method for producing a glittering translucent food capable of observing reflected light from the outside through an observation surface. It is a manufacturing method. Specifically, a pouring process (smoothing and scraping of the raw materials is required) in which fluid raw materials that are translucent when solidified (candy, candy, water agar, juice, water, etc. before solidification) are poured into the recesses of the mold. And a reflective layer forming step for forming an edible reflective layer over almost the entire exposed surface of the raw material exposed from the recess opening after the poured raw material is solidified (for example, edible metal foil) And a step of taking out the food on which the edible reflective layer is formed from the concave portion of the mold. The shape of the recess (the bottom surface) determines the appearance of the food and can be appropriately set according to preference. However, it is preferable to set it to a polyhedron in order to increase the brightness of the food as much as possible.

  According to the method of claim 7, the poured raw material is formed into the shape of the recess (the bottom surface) except for the portion exposed from the recess opening. The exposed surface of the raw material depends on the method of pouring the raw material, but the exposed surface often becomes a flat surface or a slightly curved surface due to the action of surface tension or shrinkage due to solidification. Here, after the raw materials are hardened (at least enough to form an edible reflective layer), the edible reflective layer is formed on the exposed surface. Then, the foodstuff (foodstuff) in which the edible reflective layer was formed is taken out from the recessed part of a type | mold. This completes the production of the glittering translucent food. According to this brilliant translucent food, the food itself shines (has brilliancy), so that the food can be splendid and its decoration can be greatly enhanced.

(Characteristics of the invention described in claim 8)
The method for producing a glittering translucent food according to the invention described in claim 8 (hereinafter referred to as “method of claim 8” as appropriate) is the method of claim 7, wherein the edible reflective layer is an edible metal. The edible metal in the reflective layer forming step is arranged so as to cover the exposed surface periphery together with the exposed surface of the raw material (that is, wider than the exposed surface). Before pressing, a presser member with an opening that allows the food having the edible reflective layer to pass therethrough but does not allow the edible metal foil to pass around the exposed surface is disposed on the edible metal foil. And a process.

  According to the method of claim 8, in addition to the effect of the method of claim 7, the exposed surface and its periphery are covered with an edible metal wider (larger) than the exposed surface of the raw material, and only the periphery of the exposed surface is pressed. The food is taken out while being pressed by the member. At this time, since the edible metal foil around the exposed surface is pressed by the pressing member, it remains as it is between the mold and the pressing member. It is cut off and left on the food. According to the method of claim 8, the edible reflective layer can be smoothly formed by adopting the pressing process.

(Feature of the invention of claim 9)
The method for producing a glittering translucent food according to the invention described in claim 9 (hereinafter referred to as “method of claim 9” as appropriate) is the method of claim 7, and reflects reflected light from the outside through an observation surface. A method for producing an observable glittering translucent food, comprising an observation side mold having a concave portion for forming an observation side dome having the observation surface as a surface, and a concave portion for forming an observation side dome having the reflective surface as a surface A mold preparation step for preparing a mating mold having a reflective side mold having a reflective side mold, and an edible metal foil capable of covering almost the entire reflective surface of the observation side dome in the concave part of the reflective side mold. A metal foil placing step, a pouring step of pouring a fluid raw material that is translucent when solidified into the concave portion of the reflection side mold and the concave portion of the observation side mold, and before the poured raw material is solidified The observation side is combined with the observation side mold and the reflection side mold. And a step of taking out the food on which the edible reflective layer is formed from both concave portions of the mating mold. It is characterized by. It should be noted that the edible metal foil may be provided in a larger amount than necessary and an excess portion may be removed after the integration step.

  According to the method of the ninth aspect, the observation side dome is formed on the observation side mold by pouring the flowable food material into the concave portion of the reflection side mold. Similarly, the observation side dome is formed in the reflection side mold, and edible metal foil disposed in the recess before pouring is attached to the reflection surface of the observation side dome. When the observation side dome part and the observation side dome part are solidified and taken out, a glittering translucent food provided with an edible metal foil on the reflection surface can be obtained.

(Features of the invention of claim 10)
The glittering translucent food according to the invention described in claim 10 (hereinafter referred to as “the food of claim 10” as appropriate) is produced by the method described in any one of claims 7-9.

  Since it is manufactured by the method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, when the food itself shines (has brilliancy), the food is brilliant and its decorativeness is remarkably enhanced. it can.

  According to the present invention, the translucent food is not a translucent food that contains or shines, but rather shines out of the food itself, giving the viewer joy and enjoyment. Food can be provided.

It is a top view of translucent food. It is the front view which looked at the translucent food shown in FIG. 1 in the arrow A direction. It is a bottom view of the translucent food shown in FIG. It is a top view of translucent food. It is the front view which looked at the semi-transparent food shown in FIG. 4 in the arrow A direction. FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the translucent food shown in FIG. 4 with a part of the reflective layer cut away. It is the schematic of the translucent food manufacturing tool for making a translucent food. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing method of the translucent foodstuff using the translucent foodstuff production tool shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the manufacturing method of the translucent food shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “present embodiment”) will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, first, the glittering translucent food according to the present embodiment (hereinafter simply referred to as “translucent food”) will be described, and then a method for producing the translucent food will be referred to.

(Structure 1 of translucent food)
The translucent food according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the translucent food 1 has a circular shape in plan view and a substantially trapezoidal observation side dome portion 3 in front view (side view) as shown in FIG. Candy that becomes translucent when jelly is used (jelly food, agar, or water). The entire outer peripheral surface of the observation side dome 3 constitutes the observation surface 5. The observation surface 5 may basically have any shape, but is preferably composed of a polyhedron. In the present embodiment, a nine-sided body composed of a top surface 5a and flat surfaces 5b to 5i arranged so as to surround the periphery of the top surface 5a. Each plane has an angle with respect to a horizontal plane that is different from each other between adjacent planes, and the reason for this is to make the brightness spread by changing the incident angle of light. Needless to say, the number and angle of the planes constituting the observation surface 5 can be appropriately changed.

  Reference numeral 7 shown in FIG. 2 indicates a bottom portion constituting a part of the observation side dome portion 3. The bottom portion 7 is a portion that can be omitted if not necessary, but is provided to reinforce the tip of the base of the observation side dome portion 3. A bottom surface of the observation side dome portion 3 (bottom portion 7) which is the back side of the observation surface 5 is a planar reflection surface 9. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an edible reflective layer 11 (hereinafter simply referred to as “reflective layer 11”) is pasted and formed on almost the entire reflective surface 9. The edible reflective layer 11 is preferably composed of an edible metal foil that does not cause harm when eaten. For example, gold foil or silver foil is suitable. It is preferable that the reflective layer 11 is directly attached using the moisture or the adhesiveness of the reflective surface 5 made of candy without using an adhesive or the like. This is because when the adhesive is used, the light incident on the reflective layer 11 and the reflected light are attenuated accordingly, and the brightness of the translucent food 1 is lost accordingly. In general, one edible metal foil is used. For example, a gold foil and a silver foil may be combined, or a powder or flake may be applied or sprayed. May be. Each shines differently.

  Here, an example in which light H is incident on the translucent food 1 having the above configuration from the observation surface 5 (here, the top surface 5a) is shown (see FIG. 2). In this example, for convenience of explanation, an ideal state is assumed, and refraction, attenuation, irregular reflection, and other optical phenomena are ignored. Thus, the light H incident on the top surface 5a passes therethrough and becomes incident light h1, and is reflected by the reflective layer 11. The reflected reflected light h2 travels toward the top surface 5a, part of which passes through the top surface 5a as the observation light h3, and the other part is reflected at the interface between the top surface 5a and the space to be reflected light h4. Then, it proceeds toward the reflective layer 11 again. The reflected light h4 is reflected by the reflective layer 11 and becomes re-reflected light h5. A part of the re-reflected light h5 passes through the top surface 5a as observation light h6. The observation lights h3 and h6 reach the eyes of the viewer and are recognized as brightness. In the above example, reflection by the reflective layer 11 is performed twice, but depending on the incident angle and the incident location, it may be performed once or three times or more. Within the translucent food 1, part or all of the optical phenomenon is repeated, and as a result, the radiance is emitted from the translucent food 1.

(Translucent food structure 2)
A first modification will be described in the present embodiment with reference to FIGS. The translucent food 31 according to the first modification differs from the translucent food 1 in that the number of planes (the number of cuts) constituting the observation surface of the observation side dome portion and the reflection that the translucent food 1 does not have. The semi-transparent food 31 has a side dome, and the bottom 7 of the semi-transparent food 1 is replaced by a connecting portion in the semi-transparent food 31. Therefore, descriptions of the parts common to both are omitted as far as possible, and the above three points are described.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the translucent food 31 uses candy as a material in the translucent food 1, but here uses ice as a material. The external appearance is composed of an observation-side dome portion 33, a reflection-side dome portion 41, and a disk-shaped connecting portion 37 positioned between the observation-side dome portion 33 and the reflection-side dome portion 41.

  The observation-side dome portion 33 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front (side), and this point is common to the observation-side dome portion 3. Both are common in that they are polyhedrons, but the difference between them is that the observation-side dome part 33 is a 33-hedron, whereas the observation-side dome part 3 is a nine-hedron. That is, the number of planes (cut surfaces). The number of planes is not limited to the above number, and can be set as appropriate in consideration of the design of the observation side dome, the design of brightness, the ease of manufacture, and the like. The connecting portion 37 is a reinforcing portion for preventing the bottom (tip) portions of the observation side dome portion 33 and the reflection side dome portion 41 from being chipped. In FIG. 6, a broken line indicating a cut surface is omitted in order to simplify the drawing.

  The reflection side dome part 41 is demonstrated. The reflection-side dome portion 41 has an inverted conical (polygonal pyramid) shape that has a circular bottom integrated with the connecting portion 37 and tapers toward the lower apex P. On the side surface of the reflection-side dome portion 41 (reflecting surface 43, see FIG. 6), a plurality of (12 in this embodiment) isosceles triangular cut surfaces having apexes P as apexes are arranged in the circumferential direction. An edible reflective layer 45 (reflective layer 45) made of an edible metal foil (in this embodiment, a gold foil) is formed on almost the entire reflective surface 43. The formation method is the same technique as that of the reflective layer 11 and is pasting using moisture on the ice surface.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the light H incident from the top surface 35 a of the translucent food 31 proceeds to h <b> 1 and is reflected by the reflective layer 45. The reflected light h2 that has been reflected is reflected again by the reflective layer 45, and the reflected light h3 passes through the top surface 35a and becomes observation light h4 that reaches the viewer's eyes. In FIG. 5 as well, all the optical phenomena such as refraction, attenuation, diffuse reflection and the like are neglected, but the above-described progress of the light produces a sparkle on the ice which is the translucent food 31. If you put this ice in a glass of whiskey or shochu water, for example, it looks like a shining jewel is floating in the glass. The effect does not change even with drink water or soft drinks. When the ice melts, the material of the peeled reflective layer floats in the glass, and viewers can enjoy this process of change. In addition, because this material is edible, viewers can drink it with whiskey and the like. In particular, if this material is gold leaf, it will please the viewers because it is good luck and good for the body.

(Modification of reflective layer)
The reflection layers 11 and 45 described so far are formed by attaching an edible metal foil, but can be formed by applying an edible metal powder instead. Furthermore, a translucent food material (for example, jelly, agar, water) mixed with edible metal powder can be used as a reflective material.

(Method for producing translucent food 1)
First, a translucent food production tool used for producing the translucent food 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The translucent food manufacturing tool 51 (manufacturing tool 51) is schematically constituted by a mold 53 and a pressing member 59. The mold 53 includes a guide plate 55, a movable plate 57 having substantially the same area as the guide plate 55, and a detachable spacer 61 for inserting the guide plate 55 between the guide plate 55 and the movable plate 57 to keep the distance between them constant. It is composed of Here, it is assumed that the translucent food 1 is a candy and the reflective layer 11 is made of a gold foil.

  A guide hole 55h having a desired shape is formed through the guide plate 55. On the other hand, on the upper surface of the movable plate 57, a convex portion 57a that fits almost exactly into the guide hole 55h is formed upright. A concave portion 57b having a bottom portion 57c having a desired shape is formed on the upper surface of the convex portion 57a. The shape of the bottom 57c determines the shape of the observation surface 5 of the translucent food 1. Reference numeral 59 denotes a plate-like pressing member. The pressing member 59 is provided with a punching opening 59h. The opening 59h is slightly larger than the recess 57b, and is formed in a size that does not allow passage of a portion that protrudes around the recess 57b of the edible metal foil. The reason why it is formed as described above is to prevent the candy with the gold foil from passing through the opening 59h but the gold foil around the recess 57b. In FIG. 17, for ease of explanation, the guide hole 55h, the convex portion 57a, and the extraction opening 59h are each one, but in order to produce efficiently, a plurality of guide holes 55h are preferable. .

  FIG. 8A shows a state where the mold 53 is set. At this time, the detachable spacer 61 is inserted between the movable plate 57 and the guide plate 55, whereby the apex of the convex portion 57 a of the movable plate 57 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the guide plate 55. Here, the candy C before being hardened in the concave portion 57b is poured until the upper surface of the concave portion 57b is filled, and after the solidification, the exposed surface of the candy C is substantially flush with the upper surface of the guide plate 55 or slightly raised. When the candy C is almost solidified, the gold foil K, which is the material of the reflective layer 11, is arranged so that the candy C is completely hidden (FIG. 8B). The gold leaf K is stuck to the candy C.

  Then, the pressing member 59 is placed on the guide plate 55 (FIG. 8C). At this time, the opening 59h and the guide hole 55h (around the recess 57b) must coincide. Now, the gold leaf K protruding from the exposed surface of the candy C is in a state of being sandwiched between the pressing member 59 and the guide plate 55.

  Next, the detachable spacer 61 is removed, the movable plate 57 is moved relative to the guide plate 55 (FIG. 8D), and the movable plate 57 is pushed up (the guide plate 55 is pushed down), thereby the convex portion. 57a protrudes on the guide plate 55, and along with this, the excess portion of the gold foil K is cut so as to be broken (FIG. 8E). The excess portion remains between the pressing member 59 and the guide plate 55. Finally, the manufacturing process of the translucent food 1 is completed by taking out from the recessed part 57b (FIG.8 (f)).

(Method for producing translucent food 2)
The manufacturing method of the translucent food 31 is demonstrated referring FIG. What is used here is a combined mold comprising an observation side mold 73 and a reflection side mold 75. The observation side mold 73 includes a recess 73 a for forming the observation side dome portion 33. The reflection side mold 75 has a recess 75 a for forming the reflection side dome 41.

  First, a mating die 71 is prepared. The candy C before solidification is poured into the recess 73a and the recess 75a. Prior to pouring into the recess 75a, a gold foil K serving as the reflective layer 45 is laid on the bottom of the recess 75a. Before the candy C solidifies, the observation side mold 73 and the reflection side mold 75 are combined to integrate the candy C in the recess 73a and the candy C in the recess 75a (FIG. 9B). By taking out the entire gold leaf, the production of the translucent food 31 is completed (FIG. 9C).

1 Bright translucent food (translucent food)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Observation side dome part 5 Observation surface 5a Top surface 5b-5i Plane 7 Bottom part 9 Reflecting surface 11 Edible reflective layer (reflective layer)
31 Bright translucent food (translucent food)
33 Observation-side dome portion 35 Observation surface 35a Top surface 37 Connecting portion 41 Reflection-side dome portion 43 Reflective surface 45 Edible reflective layer (reflective layer)
51 Translucent food production tool 53 Die 55 Guide plate 55h Guide hole 57 Movable plate 57a Convex portion 57b Concave portion 57c Bottom portion 59 Holding member 59h Drawer opening 61 Removable spacer 71 Matching die 73 Observation side die 73a Concave portion 75 Reflective side die 75a Concave portion C Candy P vertex

Claims (10)

A glittering translucent food having an observation surface and a reflection surface on the back side of the observation surface,
An edible reflective layer is formed on almost the entire reflective surface,
The edible reflective layer is configured to reflect at least part of light incident from the observation surface at least once, and to allow at least part of the reflected light to be externally observed through the observation surface. A glittering translucent food characterized by being. The glittering translucent food according to claim 1, wherein the observation surface is a polyhedron composed of a plurality of planes. The glittering translucent food according to claim 2, wherein the reflecting surface is a flat surface. An observation side dome portion having the observation surface as a surface, and an observation side dome portion having the reflection surface as a surface,
The glittering translucent food according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the observation surface and the reflection surface is a polyhedron composed of a plurality of planes. The glittering translucent food according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the edible reflective layer is composed of an edible metal foil or an edible metal powder directly attached to the reflective surface. The edible reflective layer is
The glittering translucent food according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the glittering translucent food is composed of a semitransparent food mixed with powder of an edible metal. A method for producing a glittering translucent food capable of observing reflected light from the outside through an observation surface,
A pouring step of pouring a fluid raw material that is translucent when solidified into the recess of the mold;
A reflective layer forming step of forming an edible reflective layer over substantially the entire exposed surface of the raw material exposed from the recess opening after the poured raw material is solidified;
Taking out the food on which the edible reflective layer is formed from the recess of the mold,
A method for producing a glittering translucent food, comprising: The edible reflective layer is composed of an edible metal foil,
The edible metal in the reflective layer forming step is arranged so as to cover the exposed surface and the exposed surface of the raw material,
Prior to the removing step, a holding member with an opening that allows the food having the edible reflective layer to pass therethrough but does not allow the edible metal foil to pass around the exposed surface is disposed on the edible metal foil. The presser foot process,
The method for producing a glittering translucent food according to claim 7. A method for producing a glittering translucent food capable of observing reflected light from the outside through an observation surface,
A mold for preparing a matching mold having an observation side mold having a concave part for forming an observation side dome part with the observation surface as a surface and a reflection side mold having a concave part for forming an observation side dome part with the reflection surface as a surface. A preparation process;
A metal foil arrangement step of arranging an edible metal foil capable of covering almost the entire reflection surface of the observation side dome portion in the concave portion of the reflection side mold,
A pouring step of pouring a fluid raw material that is translucent when solidified into each of the concave portion of the reflection side mold and the concave portion of the observation side mold;
An integration step in which the observation side dome, the observation side dome, and the edible metal foil are solidified integrally by combining the observation side mold and the reflection side mold before the poured raw material solidifies;
Taking out the food on which the edible reflective layer is formed from both concave portions of the mating mold, and
A method for producing a glittering translucent food, comprising: A glittering translucent food produced by the method according to any one of claims 7 to 9.

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