PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fish meat heated-and-dried product having excellent in-mouth meltability, for example, a cut material from a dried fish or the like and to provide a production method thereof.SOLUTION: There is provided a cut material obtained from a fish meat heated-and-dried product. In the cut material, (1) a particle size in suspension obtained by suspending the cut material into water is, in terms of median size (50%D), 0.35 μm or more and 12 μm or less, and a cumulative 90% size (90%D) is 0.4 μm or more and 18 μm or less, and (2) a bulk specific gravity thereof is 0.09 g/mL or more and 0.268 g/mL or less.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】口どけの良い魚肉加熱乾燥品、例えば魚節等の切削物、及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】魚肉加熱乾燥品から得られる切削物であって、 1)前記切削物を水に懸濁して得た懸濁液中の切削物の粒度が、メジアン径(50%D)0.35μm以上12μm以下、及び、累積90%径(90%D)0.4μm以上18μm以下であり、且つ 2)0.09g/mL以上0.268g/mL以下の嵩比重を有する、前記切削物。【選択図】なし