A molding machine 1 is provided, which molds a gyoza wrapper by rolling a gyoza wrapper material lump. A first roller 12 rolls the gyoza wrapper material lump vertically downward to form an approximately elliptical semi-finished product. A direction changing device 30 including a pendulum 31 is positioned vertically below the first roller 12. The pendulum 31 includes a fulcrum portion 314 and an edge receiving portion 311 positioned closer to the central portion side of the first roller 12 than a position immediately below the fulcrum portion 31, which receives the front edge of the semi-finished product. When the semi-finished product is received by the edge receiving portion 311, the pendulum 31 changes the direction of the semi-finished product. A second roller 22 positioned vertically below the first roller 12 then rolls the semi-finished product vertically downward, so as to form a gyoza wrapper.

A packaged food product has a sheet of dough, and the sheet of dough includes at least two elements chosen preferably from water, legume flour, rice flour, vegetables, vegetable fibers and starches. The packaged food product having the sheet of dough is frozen and further includes a container. A method for preparing a sheet of dough includes at least the steps of receiving, storing and transferring raw materials required to prepare the sheet of dough; mixing and amalgamating the raw materials until a uniform mixture is obtained; and passing the mixture through a machine in order to obtain a uniform sheet of dough. The dough is then cooked, cooled, and cut, then frozen and packaged.

A device for processing food with stuffing, including a casing, an inclined auger, a vertical auger, a first pressing edge and a second pressing edge. This invention provides three mechanisms, including an extrusion forming mechanism, a feeding mechanism and a pressing-breaking mechanism. The casing and the inclined auger together form the extrusion forming mechanism which produces a continuous tubular wrapper through a gap. An inner cavity of the inclined auger and the vertical auger together form the feeding mechanism which fills the stuffing into the wrapper. The first pressing edge and the second pressing edge together form the pressing-breaking mechanism which is configured to seal and break food edges. The extrusion forming mechanism and the feeding mechanism can be integrated due to a suitable conical structure. The casing, as well as an external profile and an inner cavity of the inclined auger have an inverted cone shape.

A stuffed pasta food item comprising a stuffing dose comprising at least one of the following ingredients: meat, vegetables, fish, eggs, cheese, mushrooms; and a wrap, which is provided with at least one sheet obtained from a dough comprising at least flour and water; the wrap and comprises two side flaps joined to one another; two central portions, one of which is rounded so as to define a housing for the stuffing dose ; and a plurality of ribs, which extend along at least one portion of the rounded central portion.

A process for preparing a self-contained single serving pasta food product includes: cooking a predetermined amount of pasta until hydrated to 45%-50% of its specific weight 45%-50% of its specific weight; cooling the pasta in water at a temperature between 20 and 40 degrees Celsius; creating a plasticizing water-based film surrounding the cooked pasta; adding an accompaniment to the pasta to create a mixture; adding the mixture to a mold; heating the molded mixture; and removing the heated molded mixture from the mold.

A machine for making filled pasta, comprising a first modular unit (10), consisting of a kneading machine equipped with a container (11) within which the dough is formed, and a second modular unit (16), constituted by a ravioli machine, which is able to place filling doses inside the dough for continuously producing tortellini, ravioli, etc.; an extruder or die (12) is placed in correspondence of the bottom of said container (11) of the kneading machine, so as to give a desired shape to the dough at the extruder's output. The extruded pasta is thus conveyed downstream the extruder (12) and inside the ravioli machine.

A device for forming stuffed pasta products starting from a sheet of dough. The device includes dispensing means for dispensing a stuffing comprising at least one support for the stuffing and a forming station in which means for deforming the sheet of dough is arranged so as to create in the sheet of dough a housing site for housing a dose of stuffing coming from said support. The support may be movable along a predefined direction towards the product forming station.

Methods of producing ready-to-eat pasta that has improved taste, texture, and color are disclosed. The methods include blanching pasta in acidified water, draining, cooling, and packaging the pasta, and thermally processing the packaged pasta. Also disclosed are products containing ready-to-eat pasta sealed in a container, wherein the pasta has a pH above about 4.5, and wherein the container is substantially free of added liquid.

A self-contained single serving pasta food product includes: cooking a predetermined amount of pasta until hydrated to 45%-50% of its specific weight; cooling the pasta in water at a temperature between 20 and 40 degrees Celsius; creating a plasticizing water-based film surrounding the cooked pasta; adding an accompaniment to the pasta to create a mixture; adding the mixture to a mold; heating the molded mixture; and removing the heated molded mixture from the mold.

A molding machine 1 is provided, which molds a gyoza wrapper by rolling a gyoza wrapper material lump. A first roller 12 rolls the gyoza wrapper material lump vertically downward to form an approximately elliptical semi-finished product. A direction changing device 30 including a pendulum 31 is positioned vertically below the first roller 12. The pendulum 31 includes a fulcrum portion 314 and an edge receiving portion 311 positioned closer to the central portion side of the first roller 12 than a position immediately below the fulcrum portion 31, which receives the front edge of the semi-finished product. When the semi-finished product is received by the edge receiving portion 311, the pendulum 31 changes the direction of the semi-finished product. A second roller 22 positioned vertically below the first roller 12 then rolls the semi-finished product vertically downward, so as to form a gyoza wrapper.