Patent ID: 6749878
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A process for providing a pasta product for consumption comprising obtaining a plurality of individual frozen pasta product segments from a pack, wherein the individual frozen segments comprise three pasta sheet layers and a sauce present between the pasta sheet layers and wherein edges of the pasta sheets define segment sides, arranging the plurality of the obtained segments in a pan and adding a cooking liquid in the pan with the segments and heating the segments and cooking liquid for preparing the segments for consumption, wherein the segments are arranged in the pan and the cooking liquid is added so that individual segments are arranged adjacent one to another segment-side-to-segment-side and so that the cooking liquid is present between adjacent segment sides and so that upon heating the segments and cooking liquid for preparing the segments for consumption, the segments absorb the cooking liquid and the segment sides adjacent one to another tend to join and stick together.