PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small cheese piece, which reliably allows the pieces not to be stuck (bound) to each other.SOLUTION: The small cheese piece 1 includes a cheese body 1a, and powdered cellulose 1b applied to the surface of the cheese body 1a. The small cheese piece has a rectangular form in plan view, with a length L of 20 mm to 50 mm, a width W of 3 mm to 10 mm, and a thickness of 0.5 mm to 3 mm. The side cross section of the small cheese piece 1 has 3 to 10 waveforms 2 continuing in the longer direction.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】小片チーズ同士のくっつき(結着)を確実に防止する。【解決手段】小片チーズ1はチーズ本体1aと、チーズ本体1a表面に塗布された粉末セルロース1bとを有する。小片チーズは平面長方形状を有し、長さLが20mm~50mm、幅Wが3mm~10mm、厚みが0.5mm~3mmとなっている。小片チーズ1の側断面は、長手方向に連続する3~10個の波形形状2をもつ。【選択図】図1