Drying method and drying device of instant noodles

A method for drying instant noodles, comprising:

• putting gelatinized noodle strings into a retainer for drying instant noodles, the retainer having a shape such that a transition portion from a bottom surface to a side surface is formed to be a curved surface with a radius of curvature of 5 mm to 15 mm, and
• blowing a high-speed air flow from above the retainer,
• wherein an injection nozzle is disposed above the retainer, and the injection nozzle blows the high-speed air flow,
• the drying is performed while the noodle strings are lifted and agitated to be loosened in the retainer by the high-speed air flow, and
• the retainer has a volume of about 400 to 700 cc, the bottom surface of the retainer has an area of about 40 to 150 cm2, and the bottom surface of the retainer is formed to have no hole, or a ratio of a total area of small holes formed in the bottom surface of the retainer to an area of the bottom surface of the retainer is within a range of 10 to 30%.