Dried starch product instantly convertible into a ready-to-eat condition by immersion in hot water

摘要

A starch-based dried product in the form of flakes, bits, or grains having a thickened skin which is immediately converted to an edible dumpling state by immersion of the dried product in a water permeable bag into hot water. The dry starch-based product is made by forming a moist mixture from a starch-based starting material kneading the mixture; rolling the mixture into a thin film of paste of 1.8 mm to 3 mm; heating the paste film to a temperature and effected such that a skin is formed on only the underside of the paste film while the paste film has a residual moisture of at least 20% and maintaining the heating temperature to cause rapid evaporation of at least a portion of the water present in the paste film; drying the paste film; and comminuting said paste film.