JPH0144305B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to processed foods such as cooked rice with ingredients and a method for producing the same, and more particularly, to sushi rolls, etc., which are mainly produced by filling cooked rice with ingredients. This article relates to processed rice food with ingredients and its manufacturing method.

(Prior art) Conventionally, when producing processed rice food with ingredients such as sushi rolls, as is well known, rice is first placed on nori seaweed, and then several types of ingredients are placed on top of the rice. This was done by wrapping rice with ingredients, including seaweed.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the conventional manufacturing method as described above, even if sushi rolls, etc. are manufactured using an automatic manufacturing machine, the supply and transfer of seaweed and cooked rice can be performed automatically. However, filling the ingredients had to be done manually because the ingredients themselves were pre-cut to a fixed size and generally several types had to be filled at the same time. Therefore, the filling operation cannot be carried out continuously and automatically, leading to problems such as poor work efficiency and a significant reduction in product productivity, as well as the need for a large number of workers. Ta.

In addition, since the ingredients had to be stored and stored separately, more space was taken up in the workplace than necessary.

In order to solve these problems, the present invention has the following features:
It makes it possible to perform filling work of ingredients continuously and automatically, significantly improving work efficiency, significantly reducing the number of workers to almost no one, and taking up less work space. Without,
Furthermore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide processed foods such as cooked rice containing a wide variety of seasoned ingredients.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A means for solving the above problems is to prepare an edible film formed by forming a film of a gelatinable polysaccharide such as a starch decomposition product, and optionally flavor it. The filling material formed to a predetermined thickness is filled into a food such as cooked rice, and the feature of the manufacturing method is that the filling material is formed by forming the above-mentioned edible film into a long stream shape. is transferred onto food such as cooked rice, which is being transported, and then the ingredients are placed on top of the food, filled and molded into the food, and cut into predetermined dimensions to produce the food.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described according to an example shown in the drawings.

First, it is a microorganism called black yeast.
Aureobasidium pullulans is made into an aqueous solution of pullulan, which is a starch decomposition product obtained therefrom, and then made into a film.Two edible films are coated with seasoning extracts of dried gourd, shiitake mushroom, Koya tofu, egg, etc. A long ingredient 1 formed by laminating multiple pieces to have a predetermined thickness as shown in the figure.
This is wound onto a roll 3 in advance as shown in FIG. 1A. Next, this elongated ingredient 1 is pulled out from the roll 3 from one end side, placed on the elongated seaweed 4 as shown in Fig. 1B and Fig. 2, and conveyed by the conveyor 7. Then, as shown in Fig. 3, the sushi rice 5 is placed around the ingredients 1.
and wrap it with seaweed 4. After the ingredients 1 are filled into the sushi rice 5 in this way, the ingredients 1 are cut into predetermined dimensions along with the sushi rice 5 and the seaweed 4 as shown in FIG. The sushi roll 6 filled with the ingredients 1 having the following properties is manufactured.

In this case, since the ingredients 1 have a long shape, filling the ingredients 1 into the sushi rice 5 is carried out by transferring the ingredients 1 onto the sushi rice 5 and cutting them into predetermined dimensions as described above. It became possible to perform these tasks continuously, making it possible to automate the work.

And sushi roll 6 produced as described above
Although the ingredient 1 filled inside is composed of an edible film 2, it has the flavor of dried gourd, shiitake mushroom, etc. like other ingredients, and can be eaten without any loss of taste.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, the ingredient 1 is formed by laminating a plurality of edible films 2, but the form of the ingredient 1 is by no means limited to this, and for example, as shown in Fig. 6. It may be formed by bending and compressing one sheet of edible film 2 into a substantially tanzag shape as shown in FIG.

In addition, the type of seasoning added to the edible film 2 may include various seasonings such as kelp, seaweed, seaweed, meat, etc., in addition to extracts of dried gourd, shiitake mushrooms, eggs, etc. as in the above embodiments. In addition, the means for flavoring the film is not limited to coating the film with an extract of the seasoning as in the above example, but can also be used, for example, by sprinkling a powdered seasoning on the film. It may be a method of adding, a method of gluing, or a method of melting and kneading together when the film is made into a solution.

Further, in this embodiment, the outside of the sushi rice 5 is wrapped with seaweed 4, but instead of the seaweed 4, it may be wrapped with an arbitrarily seasoned edible film. In this case, there is an advantage that the outer peripheral surface of the sushi rice 5 can be seasoned with various flavors other than seaweed.

Further, in the above embodiment, after filling the ingredients 1 into the sushi rice 5, the ingredients 1 are cut into predetermined dimensions together with the sushi rice 5 and the seaweed 4.
After cutting the sushi rice 5 and seaweed 4, the ingredients 1 may be wrapped around the ingredients 1 and filled with the ingredients 1. In this case, it is preferable that the seaweed 4 is cut into predetermined dimensions in advance. Furthermore, in the above example, as the edible film 2, pullulan, which is a starch decomposition product obtained from a microorganism called black yeast (Aureobasidium pullulans), was made into an aqueous solution and made into a film. The type of film is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a film made of gelatin, and in short, any film formed by forming a gelatinable polysaccharide into a film may be used.

Furthermore, although the processed food to be filled with the ingredient 1 is sushi rolls in the above embodiment, it is not limited to this, and can also be applied to rice balls, for example.
For example, the present invention can also be applied to foods such as biscuits. In this case, an edible film seasoned with cream, chiyocollate, etc. is conveyed on top of the biscuit dough, and the edible film is sandwiched between other biscuit dough as the ingredient 1 in a sandwich shape to form a biscuit. It will be manufactured. In other words, the term "ingredients" in the present invention is not limited to those that are simply used in sushi, rice balls, etc., but also broadly includes those that are used in foods other than boiled rice.

Further, in this embodiment, the ingredient 1 is wound in a roll shape in advance, but winding it in a roll shape is not necessarily a condition.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the invention of the method for producing processed foods such as cooked rice with ingredients of the present invention, the ingredients made by forming an arbitrarily seasoned edible film into a long strip shape are used as ingredients for boiled rice, etc. After transferring the ingredients onto food, the ingredients are covered with food and filled into the food, and then cut into arbitrary sizes to produce a processed food with ingredients, so filling the ingredients into the food is not necessary. , it becomes possible to carry out the above-mentioned long strip-shaped ingredients continuously and automatically by transferring and cutting them, and therefore the work efficiency is significantly improved and the productivity of processed foods such as boiled rice is greatly improved compared to the conventional method. However, it has achieved the particularly remarkable effect of making it possible to manufacture processed foods suitable for mass production.

Another important point is that the filling of ingredients can be done automatically by transferring the long strip of ingredients, without having to do it manually as in the past. It has the special effect of being able to reduce the number of workers to an almost unmanned state without requiring much time.

Furthermore, since the ingredients are long, they can be used and stored by being wrapped in rolls, etc.
It has the advantage of not taking up more space in the workplace than is necessary, unlike the conventional method.

Furthermore, since the ingredients are made of edible film, the ingredients can be seasoned arbitrarily and in a wide variety of ways, making it possible to provide processed foods that meet consumer needs.

Another advantage is that there is no need to prepare several types of ingredients, as is the case with conventional sushi rolls, and a variety of flavors can be seasoned with one ingredient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing the manufacturing process of sushi rolls as an example, in which A shows the wrapping state of the ingredients, B shows the ingredient transfer process, C shows the wrapping process, and D shows the cutting process. show. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part of FIG. 1B. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part of FIG. 1C. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part of FIG. 1D. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the main parts of the ingredients. FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of another embodiment of the ingredients. 1... Ingredients, 2... Edible film.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An ingredient 1 formed by arbitrarily seasoning an edible film 2 formed by forming a gelatinable polysaccharide such as a starch decomposition product into a film and having a predetermined thickness.
A processed food such as cooked rice, characterized in that it is formed by filling the above ingredients into a food such as cooked rice. 2. Processed food such as cooked rice with ingredients according to claim 1, wherein the ingredient 1 is constructed by laminating a large number of the edible films 2. 3. A processed food such as cooked rice with ingredients as set forth in claim 1, wherein the ingredient 1 is formed by bending and compressing the edible film 2 into a substantially tanzaku shape. 4. An edible film 2 formed by film-forming a gelatinable polysaccharide such as a starch decomposition product is optionally seasoned, and a long ingredient 1 is conveyed onto a food such as cooked rice. and then,
A method for producing processed foods such as cooked rice with ingredients, characterized in that the ingredients 1 are placed on the food, filled and molded into the food, and then cut into arbitrary dimensions. 5. The method for producing processed foods such as cooked rice with ingredients according to claim 4, wherein the ingredients 1 are wrapped in a roll shape in advance.