WO2013146592A1

WO2013146592A1 - Instant food packaged in container, method for cooking instant food packaged in container, and container for instant food

Info

Publication number: WO2013146592A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/058310
Authority: WO
Inventors: 泰治松村; 久太郎池田
Original assignee: 日清食品ホールディングス株式会社
Priority date: 2012-03-27
Filing date: 2013-03-22
Publication date: 2013-10-03
Also published as: HK1186717A1; CN103359398A; CN103359398B; JPWO2013146592A1; CN202828508U

Abstract

An instant food packaged in a container according to the present invention comprises: an outer paper container (3) provided with an opening window (10) that is formed in the sidewall; an inner container (2) comprising a transparent or lucent synthetic resin, said inner container being fitted in the outer paper container (3) and sealed with a lid (11) and the outer paper container (3); the instant food enclosed in the inner container (2), when heated in a microwave oven, said instant food being reconstituted by absorbing water that is added into the inner container (2); and a waterline formed at a position corresponding to the opening window (10) of the outer paper container (3), said waterline being positioned below the upper face of the instant food packaged in the inner container (2), to set the level of water that is added into the inner container (2).

Description

Instant food in a container, cooking method for instant food in a container, and instant food container

The present invention relates to an instant food in a container, a cooking method for instant food in a container, and an instant food container. In particular, instant foods are enclosed in a double-container inner container in which an outer container made of paper and an inner container made of synthetic resin are fitted. The present invention relates to a method for cooking instant foods, and an instant food container in which instant foods are enclosed.
This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-071086 for which it applied on March 27, 2012, and uses the content here.

Instant foods such as instant noodles in cups or instant pilaf in containers can be cooked by simply pouring hot water or by adding water (including hot water) and heating in a microwave oven. Since it is possible, it is extremely simple.
Currently, instant foods in containers that are cooked and eaten in a microwave oven are instant noodle chunks or dried α wrapped in soft packaging material in a paper container with a layer of synthetic resin such as polyethylene on the inside. Instant foods, which include enclosed seasonings or ingredients packaged with soft wrapping materials, are marketed domestically and internationally, along with chemical rice (expanded rice).
And as a cooking method of such instant food containing containers, instant noodle chunks or pregelatinized rice packaged with a soft wrapping material, and seasonings or ingredients were once taken out of a paper container and then emptied. Into a paper container, add the necessary amount of water for hot water reconstitution (restoration, instant noodle chunks or pre-gelatinized rice to absorb water or hot water so that it can be eaten), and once removed The noodle mass, pregelatinized rice, ingredients, etc. are taken out of the soft wrapping material, returned again into the paper container, covered and heated in a microwave oven.

In such instant cooked foods that are cooked in a microwave oven, if the product is a fried noodle, pasta, pilaf, risotto, etc. (food that is not a soup product), the instant food is reconstituted with hot water. Since the amount of water to be added to the container is required to be supplied at a predetermined height in the container body, relatively high accuracy is required for the amount or level of water in the container. This is because if the amount of water is less than the predetermined amount, moisture does not spread in the cooked product, and a portion (core) that does not sufficiently absorb water remains in the instant food, which is not delicious. On the other hand, if the amount of water is greater than the predetermined amount, moisture remains after cooking, and the product after cooking is in a state of being immersed in water.

Furthermore, in such a product form, not only the amount of water to be added needs to be accurate, but also the amount of water to be added itself is small, so that the solid contents (such as noodle chunks or pregelatinized rice) in the container ( The surface of the water to be added may be lower than the height of the instant food) (the position of the top surface of the instant food), or the contents may float on the water and the surface of the water may not be visible. Therefore, when injecting water into a container, the waterline which is the upper limit of the amount of water required for cooking is often not known.
Therefore, in the case of a product in which the amount of water to be added is small and the accuracy of the amount of water to be added is required, the noodle mass or the pregelatinized rice can be once taken out from the container in order to inject the accurate amount of water into the container. Thus, it was necessary to wrap the noodle mass or pregelatinized rice with a soft wrapping material.

The composite container described in Patent Document 1 is a container for storing a liquid such as a beverage, and a viewing window including an elongated opening in the height direction is provided in a part of the outer cylinder. In this case, when a liquid such as a beverage is accommodated in the composite container, the amount of the contents can be easily known as the liquid level through the observation window.
On the other hand, the cup for instant food which pours hot water into the contents in a heat insulation cup and eats is illustrated by the heat insulation cup described in patent document 2. FIG. In this heat insulating cup, a black mark line serving as a guide for the amount of liquid injection is horizontally provided on the outer peripheral surface of the side wall of the inverted frustoconical cup body. In addition, a cylindrical protective cover is attached so as to cover the entire side wall of the cup body, and an opening window is formed in the protective cover so that a part of the mark line can be confirmed. There is an example of eating and eating instant noodles etc. in this insulated cup, but it is not a cup cooked in a microwave oven, but a soup product in which hot water that has been added becomes soup, and the amount of water injected is large and not very accurate Therefore, a mark line and a viewing window are provided in the upper portion of the instant food housed in the cup body.

JP-A-8-119340 JP-A-8-58762

However, the instant food is instant noodles such as pasta or fried noodles with almost no juice as a form after cooking, or rice such as pilaf or risotto, and the hot water is thrown away after cooking by heating in a microwave oven. In the case of a product that is not necessary and can eat instant food after cooking, the amount of water or hot water to be injected may be smaller than the bulk of instant food such as noodle chunks or pregelatinized rice. In that case, it is necessary to inject water so as to reach a predetermined position lower than the instant food contained in the container body, but when pouring water into the container body, it is lower than the instant food lump. It was difficult to pour up to the height of the waterline because visual confirmation was not possible.

This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and can confirm the quantity of the water inject | poured even if it is a position lower than the upper surface of an instant food with respect to the instant food accommodated in the inner container. An object of the present invention is to provide a containerized instant food for cooking microwave ovens, a method for cooking instant food in containers, and a container for instant food in which instant food is enclosed.
In addition, another object of the present invention is that it is not necessary to wrap instant foods with soft wrapping materials, and these can be put directly into the container, and the instant food in a container for microwave cooking with less cooking effort and It is to provide a method for cooking instant food containing a container and an instant food container in which the instant food is enclosed.

The instant food in a container according to the first aspect of the present invention is formed of a paper outer container having an opening window formed on a side wall, a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and is fitted into the outer container. An inner container hermetically sealed by an outer container; an instant food that is enclosed in the inner container and is cooked in a microwave oven so as to absorb and restore water poured into the inner container; and the contents A draft line provided at a position lower than the upper surface of the instant food contained in the vessel, provided at the position of the opening window of the outer container, and setting a water level of the water to be poured into the inner container. Prepare.
According to the instant food contained in the container of the first aspect of the present invention, whether or not the water level to be poured into the inner container containing the instant food has reached the water line, the noodle mass or α-ized in the inner container. Although it is hidden behind instant food such as rice and cannot be seen, the water level and the water line can be seen through the opening window of the outer container. For this reason, an accurate amount of water can be injected into the inner container, and then the instant food is heated and cooked in a microwave oven, so that the heated water is sufficiently absorbed by the instant food and the instant product after cooking is restored. . The draft line may be provided in either the inner container or the outer container.

Moreover, since the instant food before cooking can be stored in the inner container as it is naked and sealed with a lid, there is no need to take out instant food such as noodle chunks or pregelatinized rice from the inner container, and the instant food in the inner container. Can be cooked while being stored, is easy to cook, and does not require a soft wrapping material to wrap instant food. In addition, since the inner container is formed of a synthetic resin and sealed with a lid, the inner container is highly airtight and can suppress oxidation or moisture absorption of the instant instant food.
As such instant foods, specifically, for cooking instant noodles such as fried noodles, pasta, etc., or dried α-frozen rice (puffed rice) such as pilaf, fried rice, risotto, etc. Particularly suitable. In particular, application to instant noodles such as fried noodles and pasta is suitable. In this case, the noodle mass in the container does not need to be wrapped with a soft wrapping material, and can be enclosed naked in the container.

Moreover, in the instant food in a container according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the instant food absorbs almost all of the poured water by cooking (heating) using a microwave oven.
By injecting water up to the waterline of the container, the instant food can absorb the water amount without over and under water during cooking, and the water content in the inner container is small, so there is no water in the cooked product and instant food. No portion (core) that does not sufficiently absorb water remains in the interior of the tub, and the instant food is not immersed in water due to the remaining water.
In the following description, “return to hot water” means that instant noodle chunks or pregelatinized rice absorb water or hot water so that they can be eaten.

Moreover, in the instant food containing a container according to the first aspect of the present invention, the outer container is composed of a piece of paper (paper blank) having a bonding portion and an opening window, and the outer container It is preferable that the mating portion is assembled so as to be stuck inside the outer container.
When the paper is folded in this way to form the outer container, the bonding portion that overlaps the paper is disposed inside the outer container. As a result, the entire outer surface of the outer container can be made a flat surface without a step, which is excellent in design and does not restrict the location for displaying the display section on which a cautionary note or a eating method is described.

Moreover, in the instant food containing a container according to the first aspect of the present invention, the draft line is preferably a stepped portion, a bent portion, or a mark formed on the side surface of the inner container.
If the water line is a stepped part or a bent part formed on the side surface of the inner container, the water line can be formed integrally when molding the inner container made of synthetic resin, and it is easy by marking the side surface of the inner container A water line can be formed on the side surface of the inner container.

Moreover, in the instant food containing a container according to the first aspect of the present invention, the water line is the stepped portion, and the width of the lower side portion of the inner container is greater than the width of the upper side portion of the inner container. Is preferably large.
In the upper part located above the step part by forming a water line at the step part on the side surface of the inner container and making the width of the lower part of the inner container larger than the width of the upper part of the inner container in the step part. A gap is formed between the inner container and the outer container to insulate. For this reason, even if the eater grips the outer container above the step portion, it is not hot.

In the instant food in a container according to the first aspect of the present invention, the draft line is preferably a mark, a bent portion, or a stepped portion formed on a side portion (side surface) of the opening window in the outer container.
A water line can be more easily formed by forming a water line in the side part of the opening window of an outer container, without forming a water line in an inner container.

The instant food container according to the second aspect of the present invention is made of a paper outer container having an opening window on the side wall and a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and is fitted into the outer container, And an inner container sealed by the outer container and a lower position than the upper surface of the instant food contained in the inner container, provided at the position of the opening window of the outer container, and poured into the inner container And a water line for setting the water level of the water.
Here, it is preferable that the instant food is an instant food that absorbs water poured by heating and cooking in a microwave after pouring water into the inner container.
According to the container for instant food of the second aspect of the present invention, the water level to be poured into the inner container of the instant food container in which instant food such as noodle chunks or pregelatinized rice is stored reaches the draft line. In the inner container, the waterline or the water level cannot be seen by being hidden behind the top surface of the instant food such as noodle chunks or pregelatinized rice in the inner container, but the waterline or the water level can be visually observed through the opening window of the outer container. For this reason, an accurate amount of water can be injected into the inner container by visual confirmation. Thereafter, by instantly cooking the instant food in the microwave, water is sufficiently absorbed in the heated instant food in the container without excess or deficiency, and the instant food is restored.

In the instant food container of the second aspect of the present invention, the outer container is composed of a piece of paper (paper blank) having a bonding portion and an opening window, It is preferable that the bonded portion is assembled so as to be bonded to the inside of the outer container.
When the paper is folded so that the outer container has a three-dimensional shape, a bonding portion that is superimposed on the paper is disposed inside the outer container. In this way, by arranging the bonding part inside the outer container, the entire outer surface of the outer container can be flattened, has excellent design, and a display part that describes a precautionary note or a eating method provided on the outer surface or The position of the opening window is not restricted.
In this case, the specific overall shape of the outer container is, for example, a substantially inverted truncated pyramid shape, and the inner side surface of the outer container and the outer side surface of the inner container are in contact with or in close proximity to each other. A container is obtained.

Further, in the instant food container according to the second aspect of the present invention, the water line is a stepped portion, a bent portion, or a mark formed on a side surface of the inner container, or a side surface of an opening window of the outer container. It is preferably set by a mark, a bent portion, or a step portion formed on the surface.
When the instant food container is formed in this way, it can be easily confirmed that the water level of the added water has reached the water line through the opening window from the outer surface of the instant food container.

In the instant food container according to the second aspect of the present invention, the water line is the stepped portion formed in the inner container, and the stepped portion is wider than the width of the upper portion of the inner container. It is preferable that the width of the lower part of the inner container is large.
According to this structure, in the instant food container after the instant food has been cooked, a gap is formed between the outer container and the inner container at the upper portion located above the water line, and is insulated. For this reason, the eater can hold it by hand without feeling the heat.

A method for cooking instant food in a container according to the third aspect of the present invention is to prepare the instant food in a container according to any one of the above, and remove at least a part of the lid of the inner container to supply water into the inner container. The water is poured into the inner container so that the water level reaches the height of the water line while checking the water level from the opening window, and is heated by cooking in a microwave oven. Almost all of the added water is absorbed by the instant food.
When cooking instant food in a container, remove at least part of the lid of the inner container and inject water while observing the opening window from the outside of the outer container. Although the water level is hidden and cannot be seen, the amount of water in the inner container can be visually confirmed as the water level through the opening window. Therefore, an accurate amount of water can be injected into the inner container until the water level in the inner container reaches the water line.
And after pouring water into the inner container, by closing the lid and cooking with a microwave oven, the amount of water supplied to the water line is absorbed almost instantly by the instant food by heating, so there is no excess or deficiency of water Can restore food.
In addition, it is not necessary to take out instant foods such as noodle chunks or pregelatinized rice from the container when cooking, and cooking can be done easily because water can be poured while the instant food is contained in the inner container. No soft wrapping material is needed. In addition, since the inner container is formed of a synthetic resin and sealed with a lid, the container is highly airtight and can suppress oxidation or moisture absorption of the instant instant food.

As described above, according to the instant food in a container and the method for cooking instant food in a container and the container for instant food according to the present invention, the water to be poured into the inner container in which the instant food for microwave cooking is accommodated. Whether or not the water level has reached the water line can be visually observed from the opening window of the outer container, so that an accurate amount of water can be injected into the inner container.
And even if the water line indicating the amount of water injected into the inner container is lower than the top surface of the instant food and relatively high accuracy is required for the water amount, the opening window is used until the water level reaches the water line. Visually, an accurate amount of water can be poured into the inner container. For this reason, the cooked instant food restored by absorbing water without excess or deficiency can be obtained. Therefore, due to the lack of moisture in the instant food, the portion (core) that does not sufficiently absorb water remains in the instant food, or there is too much moisture and the instant food is immersed in water. There is nothing.

Furthermore, since the inside of the inner container can be sealed with a lid, the risk of moisture absorption or oxidation is reduced, the storage stability is improved, and instant food can be put directly into the container without being wrapped in a soft packaging material. In addition, this eliminates the need to wrap instant foods with soft packaging materials, etc., and is not only economical, but also when water is poured into the inner container, it is necessary to take out the instant food from the inner container and break the bag. And there are fewer cooking steps, which can reduce the possibility of consumers making mistakes in cooking procedures.

It is a principal part perspective view of the container for instant foods by embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the instant food containing a container which accommodated the noodle chunk. It is a perspective view of the inner container of the container for instant foods shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the inner container shown in FIG. It is a bottom view of the inner container shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the outer container of the container for instant foods shown in FIG. It is an expanded view of the paper (paper blank) which manufactures the outer container shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which stacked the container for instant food by this embodiment. It is a side view which shows the modification of the container for instant food by embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
In the present embodiment, the instant food in a container and the cooking method thereof will be described by taking as an example the case where the instant food in a container for microwave cooking in the present invention is an instant pasta.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the instant food container 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is a double container in which an inner container 2 made of synthetic resin and an outer container 3 made of paper for containing instant food are fitted. It is a container. The shapes of the inner container 2 and the outer container 3 are, for example, a substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid shape.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the inner container 2 is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and is integrally formed with four tapered side surfaces 2a and a bottom surface 2b. As the synthetic resin constituting the inner container 2, for example, polypropylene PP or polyethylene PE is used, and the inner container 2 is manufactured by a compressed air molded product, a vacuum molded product, an injection molded product, or the like. Since the inner container 2 is required to have heat resistance, suitability for cooking in a microwave oven, storage stability, impact resistance, air permeability, etc., it is preferable that the inner container 2 is made of PP that satisfies these performances.
The inner container 2 may be transparent or translucent, but it is necessary that the level of water injected into the inner container 2 can be clearly seen from the outside.

The inner container 2 has a substantially inverted truncated pyramid shape so that it gradually becomes wider from the bottom portion 2b toward the upper opening 2c, and the flange portion 5 projects outward along the four sides of the opening 2c. Further, on the side surface 2a having four sides, for example, a step portion 6 having a step projecting in a substantially horizontal direction slightly below the center of the height direction of the inner container 2 is formed with a predetermined width over the entire circumference. Yes. In the inner container 2, the part located between the bottom 2 b and the step part 6 is the lower part, and the part located between the step part 6 and the flange part 5 is the upper part. In the step part 6 of each side surface 2a, the inner container is formed so that the width of the lower part is larger than the width of the upper part. In addition, the level | step-difference part 6 should just appear in the area | region of the opening window 10 of the outer container 3 mentioned later.
The step of the step portion 6 is formed substantially horizontally in the partial enlarged view shown in FIG. 2, but is formed so as to be inclined in either the upper or lower direction, and the intersection angle between the upper surface of the step portion 6 and the side surface 2a is It may be acute or obtuse. The step part 6 should just be visually confirmed from the side surface 2a of the inner container 2 as a horizontal water line which shows the water level of the amount of water which should be poured in the inner container 2. FIG.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, a substantially inverted triangular pyramid shape bent from the respective corners of the bottom portion 2b forming the quadrilateral of the inner container 2 to the inner surface side over a predetermined height of the side surface 2a. A recess 7 is formed. In addition, a seating portion 7a having a step is formed on the upper portion of the recess 7 at the four corners.
There are cases where a plurality of instant food containers 1 are stacked and stored before the instant food is stored. Specifically, a plurality of instant food containers 1 may be overlapped so that the instant food container 1 positioned on the upper side is inserted into the instant food container 1 positioned on the lower side. The seating portion 7a of the recess 7 as described above is formed so that the upper instant food container 1 can be seated when a plurality of instant food containers 1 are stacked.

Moreover, in FIG. 2, the instant pasta 9 as an instant food accommodated in the inner container 2 is a noodle lump made of fried noodles, for example, and is formed with a predetermined thickness, and its upper surface 9a has a step portion 6. It is located higher. The opening 2c of the inner container 2 is provided with a lid 11 for sealing in a state in which the instant pasta 9, a bag of ingredients, or a powder pasta sauce is accommodated therein. The lid 11 is a sheet-like member such as an aluminum sheet, for example, and is preferably formed using an airtight material that does not allow moisture or air to pass through.
Then, with the lid 11 of the inner container 2 opened, water is poured into the inner container 2 so as to reach the stepped portion 6, and the instant pasta 9 is cooked for a predetermined time with a microwave oven. The instant pasta 9 is cooked so that the pasta 9 absorbs an appropriate amount of water and is restored, so that the dried state changes from the dried state to the cooked state. Therefore, the type of instant food to be stored in the inner container 2, for example, the type of instant pasta 9, fried noodles, rice, etc., and the amount of the instant food are sufficient to restore the instant food during cooking. The amount of water is determined. Further, based on this required water amount, the volume corresponding to the required water amount in the inner container 2 having a substantially inverted square frustum shape and calculated from the bottom surface 2b is determined. The inner container 2 is designed in advance so that the stepped portion 6 is formed as a water line at the height position of the side surface 2a corresponding to the water level corresponding to the volume thus determined.

Moreover, the outer container 3 shown in FIG. 6 is made of paper having a substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid shape, and is formed of four tapered side surfaces 3a and a bottom surface 3b. The outer container 3 is formed, for example, from a blank paper in a box shape by a box making machine. The material of the outer container 3 is, for example, a sheet-like coated cardboard or a piece of art paper. The outer container 3 is formed by punching and molding a base paper made of such a material.
For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the outer container 3 is formed by using a paper blank 15 (paper) obtained by cutting one sheet-like base paper into a substantially four-leaf clover shape, and assembling the development paper. be able to. In FIG. 7, in the paper blank 15 which forms the developed sheet, a pair of side surfaces 3a which are arranged on both sides of the bottom 3b so as to sandwich the bottom 3b and are opposed to each other are formed. A pair of opposing side surface portions 3c adjacent to the side surface 3a is formed by a side surface 3a exposed to the outside (hereinafter, this portion may be indicated by reference numeral 3a 'for convenience) and a bonding portion 16. . When the outer container 3 is assembled, the bonding unit 16 is folded inside the outer container 3 and adhered to the inner surface of the paper. The boundary between the bonding portion 16 and the side surface 3a adjacent to the bonding portion 16 is a cut portion 17 that has been cut.
In this case, the bonding portion 16 is an adhesive margin portion where an adhesive or the like is disposed, and all of the bonding portions 16 are folded so as to face the inner side of the outer container 3 and are pasted on the inner surface of the outer container 3. Preferably it is worn. By assembling the outer container 3 so that the bonded portions are not exposed on the

outer side surfaces

3a, 3a 'of the outer container 3, the design is good, and the display part on which a cautionary note or a cooking method is written is easy to print. In addition, as a structure of the outer container 3, a structure having only a

side surface

3a and 3a ′ and having a cylindrical shape without the bottom 3b may be employed.

Further, an opening window 10 is cut out and formed on at least one side surface 3a of the outer container 3 at a position overlapping the step portion 6 of the inner container 2 when the inner container 2 is fitted to the outer container 3 ( In FIG. 7, two are formed at opposite positions). The opening window 10 is formed so that the water level of the amount of water injected into the inner container 2 viewed through the opening window 10 coincides with an appropriate height in the opening window 10, preferably the center height of the opening window 10. Is done. The opening window 10 is preferably formed by punching at the same time when the paper blank 15 of the outer container 3 is punched from the base paper, but may be formed separately after the paper blank 15 is punched.
The opening window 10 is formed in an appropriate shape such as a quadrangle such as a rectangle or an ellipse. Moreover, although the opening window 10 may be formed in each side surface 3a of the outer container 3, it should just be formed in the at least 1 side surface 3a.

Then, the above-described synthetic resin inner container 2 is fitted in the outer container 3, and the side surfaces 2a and 3a are bonded to each other or the bottom surfaces 2b and 3b are bonded to each other using an adhesive. The instant food container 1 is manufactured by the above. Here, the outer shape of the inner container 2 is substantially the same as the inner shape of the outer container 3. The side surface 2a of the inner container 2 is substantially in contact with or close to all the inner surfaces of the side surface 3a of the outer container 3.
Since the width of the lower side portion of the step portion 6 on each side surface 2 a of the inner container 2 is widened, the lower side portion of the inner container 2 can be bonded to the side surface 3 a of the outer container 3, and the upper portion of the step portion 6 Then, a gap is formed between the side surface 2a of the inner container 2 and the side surface 3a of the outer container 3, so that a container having heat insulation can be realized.
The instant food container 1 thus formed contains, for example, an instant pasta 9 as an instant food inside the inner container 2, and a seasoning bag and an ingredient bag (not shown) are put into the inner container 2. By instantly sealing the flange portion 5 of the inner container 2 with the lid 11, an instant food containing the container 1 can be manufactured.

A plurality of instant food containers 1 in which the inner container 2 and the outer container 3 are assembled in advance when the instant food such as the instant pasta 9 is stored in the instant food container 1 according to the present embodiment are shown in FIG. Can be stacked and held.
In this case, another container 1 (immediate food container 1 placed on the upper side) is inserted into the instant food container 1 placed on the lower side, and a plurality of instant food containers 1 are stacked.
The corners of the bottom 3b of the outer container 3 of the upper container 1 are seated and stacked on the seating parts 7a of the recesses 7 formed at the corners of the inner container 2 in the lower container 1. By forming the seating portion 7a in this way, the booking between the lower container 1 and the upper container 1 (the lower container 1 and the upper container 1 cannot be fitted and separated from each other). State) can be prevented.
In order to manufacture the instant food containing the container 1, the upper or lower container 1 is taken out of the plurality of stacked containers 1, and the inner container 2 of the container 1 from which the instant food such as the instant pasta 9 is sequentially taken out. What is necessary is just to insert in and seal the lid | cover 11.

The instant food container 1 and the instant food containing the container 1 according to the present embodiment have the above-described configuration. Next, a method for cooking the instant food containing the container 1 will be described.
First, with respect to the instant food contained in the container 1 in which the instant pasta 9 is enclosed in the inner container 2, a part of the lid 11 that seals the inner container 2 is replaced with a knob (not shown) formed on the lid 11 from the flange portion 5. To open about half of the openings covered with the lid 11. After removing the bag of ingredients from the opening, the bag is torn and the ingredients are put on the noodle mass of the instant pasta 9 in the inner container 2, the container 1 is placed on a horizontal surface, Water was poured into the inner container 2.
The amount of water poured was poured until the water level reached the position of the stepped portion 6 formed in the inner container 2 while confirming the water level from the opening window 10 formed on the side surface of the outer container 3. The poured water level is lower than the upper surface 9a of the noodle mass of the instant pasta 9, and the water level and the stepped portion 6 cannot be seen from the opening 2c of the upper lid 11.

Subsequently, the half-opened lid was closed and the knob was bent at the flange portion 5 and stopped, and the container 1 was placed in a microwave oven and heated for a predetermined time. After the heating, the lid of the container 1 was completely peeled off from the flange portion 5, the powder pasta sauce was put into the container 1, and the mixture was thoroughly stirred with a fork and loosened.

In this embodiment, as an example, the instant noodle mass in the container 1 is the instant pasta 9 fried in oil. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Hot air drying in which the noodles are dried with hot air at 80 to 150 ° C. Noodles may be used, and noodles dried by other methods such as freeze drying may be used. In the present embodiment, the noodle mass shape of the instant pasta 9 is a shape along the inner shape of the inner container 2 of the container 1, but it is not necessarily limited to this shape, and the shape of the noodle mass of the instant pasta 9 is not necessarily limited to this shape. Any shape that can be put into the container 1 may be used.
In addition to instant pasta 9, instant fried noodles, instant pilaf, fried rice, risotto, etc. can be used as instant food.
When the instant food stored in the container 1 is not noodles but rice, the container 1 is filled with a necessary amount of granular α-rice obtained by expanding and drying the cooked rice by various methods, and powdered A bag of soup or ingredients may be attached. Even in this case, the dry pregelatinized rice can be put directly without the need to wrap it with a soft wrapping material or the like. Moreover, about soups or ingredients, if it is solid, it can be directly put into the container 1 together with the noodle chunks or dried pregelatinized rice without sealing with a packaging material such as a soft packaging material.

As described above, according to the instant food in the microwave cooking container 1 and its cooking method and the instant food container 1 according to the present embodiment, the instant food such as the instant pasta 9 is injected into the inner container 2 in which it is stored. Since it can be visually observed from the opening window 10 of the outer container 3 whether the water level of the water to be reached has reached the step portion 6 that is a water line, an accurate amount of water can be injected.
Even if the water line indicating the amount of water injected into the inner container 2 is at a position lower than the upper surface 9a of the instant pasta 9, and the water amount requires relatively high accuracy, An accurate amount of water can be poured into the inner container 2 by visual observation through the opening window 10 until the water level reaches the water line. For this reason, instant foods such as cooked instant pasta 9 restored by absorbing water in an optimal state can be obtained. As a result, the instant food such as the instant pasta 9 was left with a portion (core) that did not sufficiently absorb water due to lack of moisture, or the instant food was soaked in water due to too much moisture. There is no state.

Further, by forming the water line to be formed in the inner container 2 with the step portion 6, the region (upper portion) above the step portion 6 in the side surface 2a of the inner container 2 is located inside the lower region (lower portion). Can be located. That is, in the stepped portion 6, the inner container 2 can be formed such that the width of the lower side portion of the inner container 2 is larger than the width of the upper side portion of the inner container 2. In this case, since a gap is formed between the outer container 3 and the inner container 2 and a heat insulating function can be exhibited, this portion can be gripped by hand. On the other hand, since the region below the step portion 6 on the side surface 2a is in close contact with the side surface 3a of the outer container 3, adhesion with an adhesive or the like can be easily performed.
Furthermore, since the inside of the inner container 2 containing instant food such as the instant pasta 9 can be sealed with the lid 11, the risk of moisture absorption or oxidation is reduced, the storage stability is improved, and the instant food is not wrapped in soft packaging material. It can be put directly into the vessel 2. Therefore, there is no need to wrap these instant foods with soft packaging materials, etc., and it is not only economical because it can be put directly into the inner container 2, but also the number of cooking steps is reduced, so the consumer may mistake the cooking procedure. Can also be reduced.

Further, the outer container 3 can be manufactured by folding a paper blank 15 developed in a sheet shape. Moreover, the bonding part 16 is stuck to the inner surface side of the paper blank 15 as a glue margin part. As a result, the bonded portion 16 is not exposed on the outer side surface 3a of the outer container 3, so that the design is good and the display portion on which a note or a cooking method is written is easy to print.

Next, the manufacturing method of the instant food containing the container 1 and the cooking method of the instant food containing the container 1 according to the present invention will be specifically described by way of examples.
First, the inner container 2 made of PP is subjected to pressure forming from a translucent PP sheet, and the size of the upper opening 2c (upper surface) is 115 × 115 mm (flange width 4.5 mm), and the bottom portion 2b (bottom surface) It was formed in a substantially inverted quadrangular truncated pyramid shape with a size of 72 × 72 mm and a depth of 98.5 mm. The stepped portion 6 was formed at a position 36 mm from the bottom surface 2b (see FIG. 3).
On the other hand, a paper blank 15 was punched out to form the outer container 3 from the coated cardboard having a basis weight of 250 g / m 2 so as to substantially contact with the entire side surface 2a of the inner container 2 (see FIG. 7). At that time, an opening window (19 × 28 mm) having a width of 19 mm is simultaneously punched on one of the side surfaces 3a of the outer container 3 from a position 23 mm from the fold line of the bottom surface 3b over a length of 28 mm. It was.
The paper blank 15 was folded at each folding allowance (folding line), and the bonding portion 16 (adhesive allowance) was positioned on the inner side and adhered, thereby assembling the outer container 3 shown in FIG. The inner container 2 was fitted into the outer container 3, and the outer container bottom surface 3b and the inner container bottom surface 2b were adhered with an adhesive to produce an instant food container 1 for microwave cooking.

In this instant food container 1, the instant fried noodle mass of instant pasta 9 formed so as to follow the inner shape of the inner container 2 was put without being wrapped with a soft wrapping material or the like. In order to form the instant noodle mass of the instant pasta 9 along the internal shape of the inner container 2, the inside shape of the inner container 2 is slightly reduced as a whole. A sex retainer was prepared. Next, put the boiled pasta noodles into a retainer that has been prepared, and with the pasta noodles in the retainer, fry the pasta noodles for about 2 minutes at a temperature of about 150 ° C. A noodle mass was produced.

The noodle mass of the instant pasta 9 having substantially the same shape as the inner shape of the inner container 2 is a truncated pyramid shape having a height of about 5 cm, a side of the upper surface 9a of about 8.5 cm, and a weight of 83 g. On the upper surface 9a of the noodle mass of the instant pasta 9, a bag of ingredients (kayaku) separately manufactured by freeze-drying method and sealed in soft packaging material, and a bag of powder pasta sauce sealed in soft packaging material And heat-sealing and sealing the flange portion 5 of the inner container 2 with the sheet-like lid 11 described above, thereby producing an instant food with the container 1 enclosing the instant pasta 9 for cooking in a microwave oven according to this embodiment. did.

Next, the Example of the cooking method of the instant food containing the container 1 mentioned above is described.
A part of the lid 11 which is bonded and sealed to the flange portion 5 of the container 1 is peeled off from the flange portion 5 with a knob formed on the lid 11, and about half of the openings covered with the lid 11 are opened. I let you. Through this opening 2c, the bag of ingredients and powder source stored in the container 1 was taken out. Next, the ingredients taken out from the opened bag were put on the noodle mass of the instant pasta 9 in the container 1, and the container 1 was placed on a horizontal surface and normal temperature water was poured into the inner container 2 through the opening 2c.
When injecting water into the inner container 2, while checking the water level in the inner container 2 through the opening window 10 formed on the side surface of the outer container 3, the water level of the step portion 6 formed in the inner container 2 is About 150 ml of water was poured until the water level reached.

Subsequently, the opening 2c that was half opened was covered with the lid 11, and the knob portion of the lid 11 was lightly engaged with the flange portion 5 of the inner container 2 to make the lid closed. The container 1 was put in a microwave oven and heated at, for example, an electric power of 800 W for 6 minutes. After heating, the lid of the container 1 is completely peeled off from the flange part 5, the powder pasta sauce is put into the container 1, and the agitator is mixed well to complete the cooking of the instant pasta 9 for microwave cooking according to this embodiment. did.
After eating instant pasta 9 cooked in the microwave, the water was reconstituted in an optimal condition with no excess or shortage of water.

In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A various change etc. are possible unless it deviates from the summary of this invention.
For example, in the instant food containing the container 1 according to the modification shown in FIG. 9, the side surface 2 is formed in a flat shape in the cross section of the inner container 2 without forming the step portion 6 on the side surface 2 a of the inner container 2. Then, on the both sides or one side surface 3a of the opening window 10 of the outer container 3, a mark 12 of the water line is marked with black ink or the like at a height position corresponding to the water level of the amount of water to be poured into the inner container 2.
If such a structure is adopted, the water level of the amount of water injected into the inner container 2 of the container 1 is passed through the inner container 2 until the water level reaches the mark 12 on the side of the opening window 10 in the outer container 3. It can be injected into. In this case, since the mark 12 can be formed on the outer container 3 by printing, the manufacture of the container 1 is further facilitated.

Moreover, although the level | step-difference part 6 which shows the water level (draft) of the water inject | poured into the inner container 2 was formed in the inner container 2 in embodiment mentioned above, the water line by this invention is not limited to such a structure. Another mark, for example, a substantially U-shaped or V-shaped bent portion formed on the side surface 2a of the inner container 2 may be used as the water line, or the water line may be displayed on the outside of the side surface 2a by displaying black ink or the like. You may make it attach a mark.
In addition, when the water line is formed at a position adjacent to the opening window 10 of the outer container 3, a crease or a stepped portion or the like may be formed instead of the mark 12 such as black ink.
Further, the various water lines described above may be provided in both the inner container 2 and the vicinity of the opening window 10 of the outer container 3.
In the embodiment described above, the case where the instant food container 1 has a quadrangular frustum shape has been described, but the shape of the container 1 is not limited to the shape described above, and may be a truncated cone shape. An appropriate polygonal frustum shape such as a triangular frustum and a pentagonal frustum, or various shapes such as a rectangular parallelepiped shape and a cylindrical shape can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Inner container 2a Side surface 2c Opening 3 Outer container 3a Side surface 5 Flange part 6 Step part 7 Recessed part 7a Seating part 9 Instant pasta 10 Open window 11 Lid 12 Mark 15 Paper blank

Claims

Instant food in a container,
A paper outer container having an opening window on the side wall;
An inner container formed of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, fitted in the outer container, and sealed by a lid and the outer container;
Instant food that is enclosed in the inner container and is restored by absorbing water poured into the inner container by being cooked in a microwave oven,
A draft line provided at a position lower than the upper surface of the instant food housed in the inner container, provided at a position of the opening window of the outer container, and setting a water level of the water to be poured into the inner container; ,
An instant food in a container characterized by comprising:
The instant food in a container according to claim 1,
The instant food absorbs almost all of the added water by heating with a microwave oven.
The instant food in a container according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The outer container is composed of a sheet of paper having a bonding portion and an opening window,
The said outer container is assembled so that the said bonding part may be stuck inside the said outer container. Instant food with a container characterized by the above-mentioned.
The instant food in a container according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The said water line is the level | step-difference part formed in the side surface of the said inner container, a bending part, or a mark. The instant food with a container characterized by the above-mentioned.
The instant food in a container according to claim 4,
The water line is the step portion,
In the stepped portion, the width of the lower side portion of the inner container is larger than the width of the upper side portion of the inner container.
The instant food in a container according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The said water line is the mark formed in the side surface of the said opening window in the said outer container, a bending part, or a level | step difference part. Instant food with a container characterized by the above-mentioned.
An instant food container,
A paper outer container having an opening window on the side wall;
An inner container formed of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, fitted in the outer container, and sealed by a lid and the outer container;
A draft line provided at a position lower than the upper surface of the instant food contained in the inner container, provided at the position of the opening window of the outer container, and setting a water level to be poured into the inner container;
A container for instant food, comprising:
The instant food container according to claim 7,
The outer container is composed of a sheet of paper having a bonding portion and an opening window,
The said outer container is assembled so that the said bonding part may be stuck inside the said outer container. The container for instant foods characterized by the above-mentioned.
The instant food container according to claim 7 or claim 8,
The water line is set by a stepped portion, a bent portion, or a mark formed on the side surface of the inner container, or a mark, a bent portion, or a stepped portion formed on the side surface of the opening window of the outer container. An instant food container.
An instant food container according to claim 9,
The water line is the step portion formed in the inner container,
In the stepped portion, the width of the lower side portion of the inner container is larger than the width of the upper side portion of the inner container.
The instant food container according to claim 7,
The instant food container is an instant food that absorbs water poured by heating and cooking in a microwave after pouring water into the inner container.
A method of cooking instant food in a container,
Preparing an instant food in a container according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Remove at least part of the lid of the inner container and pour water into the inner container,
While checking the water level from the opening window, the water is poured into the inner container so that the water level reaches the height of the water line,
A method for cooking instant foods in a container, wherein the instant food absorbs almost all of the water added by cooking in a microwave oven.