To provide a food sterilizing apparatus and a food sterilizing method which are capable of surely sterilizing inside of a food with a simple structure by transferring the object to be sterilized by a jet water flow and repeating floating and sinking by a blade holding device.SOLUTION: This kit includes a water tank 1 containing sterilizing water therein, having an inlet 8 for the object to be sterilized at one end and a take-out port 9 at the other end, and a food tank 1 for storing the food floating in the sterilizing water by the water flow of the jet water A water flow generating means 14 for conveying the food in a fixed direction and an immersion means 2 for sinking the food transferred in the sterilizing water into the sterilizing water, wherein a plurality of the immersing means 2 are arranged on the food conveying path at a predetermined interval , Food is submerged in sterilizing water by each immersion means (2), and transported while repetitive floating and sinking, and food sterilization method.(FIG.【課題】噴射水流により被殺菌物を移送すると共に、羽根押え装置により浮沈を繰り返すことによって、簡易な構造で食品内部まで確実に殺菌可能とした食品殺菌装置及び食品殺菌方法の提供。【解決手段】内部に殺菌水を収容し、一端に被殺菌物の投入口8を有し、他端に取出口9を備えた水槽1と、噴射水の水流により殺菌水中に浮遊する食品を一定方向に移送する水流発生手段14と、殺菌水中を移送される食品を殺菌水中に沈み込ませる浸漬手段2を備え、前記浸漬手段2は食品の移送路上に所定間隔をおいて複数配置されており、食品がそれぞれの浸漬手段2によって殺菌水中に沈められ、浮沈を繰り返しながら移送される食品殺菌装置及び食品殺菌方法。【選択図】図1
