PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an artificial rice more excellent in the flavor and texture than conventional artificial rice, and a method for manufacturing the same.SOLUTION: The artificial rice includes a laminate structure composed of two or more rice flour layers containing rice flour, or composed of rice flour layers only, and a coating layer which covers the laminate structure. At least one of the layers of the laminate structure has a chamfer part at edge corner to connect surfaces to each other and a hollow part, further containing a binder, a fragrance material, and a coloring agent. The method for manufacturing an artificial rice includes a paste-making step of making a rice flour paste from rice flour, a lamination step of making a laminate having rice flour layers by stacking layered rice flour paste, and a drying step of drying the laminate to obtain the artificial rice.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】従来の人造米と比較して優れた風味及び食感を有する人造米及びその製造方法の提供。【解決手段】米粉を含む米粉層を二層以上、又は米粉層のみからなる積層構造を備え、積層構造を被覆する被覆層を更に備え、積層構造を形成する層の少なくとも一層が、面と面とを繋ぐ端縁角部に面取り部、中空部を有し、更にバインダ、香料、着色料を含む人造米、及び、米粉から米粉ペーストを得るペースト化工程と、米粉ペーストを層状に積層して米粉層を備える積層体を得る積層工程と、積層体を乾燥して人造米を得る乾燥工程と、を備える、人造米の製造方法。【選択図】なし
