PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for providing cooked rice by which soft and cooked rice in an appropriate state can be provided.SOLUTION: A method for providing cooked rice includes: a process of pouring rice and water into a film bag and heating in a vacuum state and a process of cooling and storing cooked rice in the film bag in the vacuum state. Further, the method for providing cooked rice includes: a process of taking out and loosening the cooked rice in the film bag and dishing up the loosened cooked rice into a container with a lid a process of steaming the cooked rice after re-heating in the container with a lid and a process of providing the cooked rice after steaming to an eater.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】柔らかい適切な状態の米飯を提供できる米飯提供方法を提供する。【解決手段】米飯提供方法は、米および水をフィルム袋内に入れて真空状態のまま加熱する工程と、フィルム袋内の米飯を真空状態のまま冷却して保存する工程とを備える。また、米飯提供方法は、フィルム袋内の米飯を取り出してほぐし、このほぐした米飯を蓋付き容器に盛り付ける工程と、蓋付き容器内の米飯を再加熱した後、蒸らす工程と、その蒸らし後の米飯を喫食者に提供する工程とを備える。【選択図】図1