Disclosed is a food material that has been dried while retaining its original shape, and has a fine texture inside the food material, is brittle and easy to chew, and has a new texture. A dried food material according to the present invention is a food material that is thawed after freezing and contains at least a degrading enzyme and fats and oils and then evaporated to dryness. The food material has an original shape. It has a porous structure while being held. [Selection] Figure 4【課題】素材本来の形状を保持したまま乾燥させた食品素材であって、食品素材内部に多くの細かい多孔質構造を有した、脆く、噛み易い、新しいテクスチャーの乾燥食品素材の提供。【解決手段】本発明による乾燥食品素材は、凍結後解凍させた食品素材の内部に少なくとも分解酵素と油脂とを含有させた後、蒸発乾燥させたものであり、食品素材が、本来の形状を保持したまま多孔質構造を有するものであることを特徴とする。【選択図】図４
