PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a freeze-dried food capable of holding the intrinsic texture and taste which a food material has, and a method for producing the same.SOLUTION: This method for producing the freeze-dried food is provided by heat cooking the pretreated food material by heating with a superheated steam of >；100°C, and then vacuum freeze-drying. The freeze-dried food obtained by the method is provided with that the surface of the food is heated at a high temperature and the taste of the food remains at the inside of the food. In this freeze-dried food (1), the presence of a well-heated layer at its surface (a skin layer) (2), and a normally heated part at the inside (3) are revealed on adding hot water.
