PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide instant noodles which can solve the problem of "cracking of noodle strings" in a high-temperature hot air drying independent of thickness of the noodle strings and to provide a method for producing the instant noodles.SOLUTION: The instant noodles are produced by preparing the noodle strings from a mixture obtained by kneading a noodle raw material containing a main raw material and at least an oil-or-fat and/or an emulsifier having a particle diameter of &ge0.15 mm with water steaming the noodle strings and swelling and drying the steamed noodle strings with hot air.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】麺線の太さにかかわらず高温熱風乾燥の問題点であった「麺線の割れ」を解決できる即席麺、およびその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】主原料と、粒子径0.15mm以上の油脂又は/および乳化剤とを少なくとも含む麺原料と、水を混捏して得た混合物から麺線を作成し;該麺線を蒸煮し;次いで、熱風により膨化乾燥して即席麺を得る。【選択図】図2
