Patent ID: 6383539
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
A method for producing decorative food having a pattern in two or more distinct colors by introducing at least two fluidized food materials of different colors into a mold having one or more unit cavities, comprising the steps of:separately measuring out a predetermined amount of each of said food materials for introduction into said mold, separately but substantially simultaneously supplying each of said measured food materials to an introduction region above a nozzle assembly, said nozzle assembly including an upper nozzle plate and at least one lower nozzle plate, each of said upper and lower nozzle plates having at least one discrete passage for each of said food materials, separately supplying each of said food materials from each introduction region to each corresponding discrete passage in said nozzle assembly, advancing each of said food materials in a substantially horizontal direction in said nozzle assembly, while a stream of each of said food materials is branched to form branched streams of each of said food materials, separately discharging said branched streams of each of said food materials from lower portion of said nozzle assembly, substantially simultaneously introducing said separately discharged branched streams into one of said one or more unit cavities to allow merging of said streams, and solidifying merged streams of said food materials to form a solidified food, and demolding the solidified food.