Decorated pasta product and method of making the same

摘要

A pasta product that includes a central body, the central body having a central region and at least one planar face, the planar face having an outwardly oriented face and a surface region oriented between the central region and the outwardly oriented face, the central body having a first color, the planar face defining a display field and at least one first indicia contained in the outwardly oriented face and extending into the surface region of the central body, the indicia having at least one second color that differs from the first color, wherein the first indicia composes between 2% and 98% of the display field defined in the outwardly oriented face.

主权项

1. A method for preparing a decorated pasta product, comprising the steps of:
providing a pasta product having at least one display face, the display face having a display field, an outwardly oriented surface, and an intermediate region located underneath the outwardly oriented surface extending into the interior of the pasta product; the pasta product having a moisture content between 18% and 22%; prior to imparting at least one indicia onto a surface of the pasta product, contacting the at least one display face with an acidified aqueous solution for an interval of at least between 0.5 seconds to 60 seconds to produce an activated surface having tacky, glue-like characteristics wherein the activated surface extends through between 10% and 50% of the thickness of the pasta product; and, imparting at least one indicia onto the at least one display field and into the intermediate region of the central body, the indicia consisting of a food grade dye material, wherein the food grade dye material adheres to the pasta product in the intermediate region.