A method for preparing at least one coated cheese product, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming two coating films by providing a coating composition C1 in a viscous state and cooling the coating composition C1;
- injecting a cheese material in a viscous state between said two coating films wherein said cheese material is in contact with said two coating films, said two coating films being separated prior to injecting the cheese material, wherein said two coating films are malleable at a temperature between 1° C. to 40° C., and wherein each of said two coating films comprising, on an outer face of each of said two coating films, an external layer made of said coating composition C1 in a gelled state,
- wherein said coating composition C1 comprises:
- at least one hydrophobic polymer or a mixture of hydrophobic polymers, wherein the weight of the at least one hydrophobic polymer or the mixture of hydrophobic polymers is at least 5% with respect to the total weight of the coating composition C1, the at least one hydrophobic polymer or each hydrophobic polymer in the mixture of hydrophobic polymers being selected from the group consisting of polyolefin copolymers based on vinyl acetate, copolymers based on styrene, copolymers based on vinyl esters of fatty acids, copolymers based on acrylates of fatty alcohols, copolymers based on methacrylates of fatty alcohols, copolymers based on ethers of fatty alcohols and their mixtures, and biopolymers,
- a plasticizer with a content by weight of 0.1% to 50% with respect to the total weight of the coating composition C1, and
- a filling agent with a content of 0.1% to 60% by weight with respect to the total weight of the coating composition C1, and
- simultaneous shaping and sealing of the at least one coated cheese product immediately after performing the injecting step, said simultaneous shaping and sealing step is carried out by introducing the two coating films and the cheese material together between two rotating rollers featuring complementary half-cavities to impress a desired shape on the at least one coated cheese product, and said simultaneous shaping and sealing step is performed by applying pressure on the outer face of each of said two coating films, said two coating films being sealed under said pressure to each other, in order to obtain the at least one sealed and coated cheese product comprising a cheese core comprising said cheese material and a hydrophobic coating, which has a coating surface formed by the outer faces of the two coating films, that is malleable at the temperature between 1° C. to 40° C. and sealed against moisture and microorganisms, and completely surrounds the cheese core at its periphery, wherein said hydrophobic coating is formed by assembly by pressure of the two said coating films comprising at least an outer layer of said coating composition C1,
- wherein the simultaneous shaping and sealing step provides shaping of the hydrophobic coating around the cheese material and sealing of the hydrophobic coating by forming a sealing area integrated in the coating surface such that the cheese material is packaged in the hydrophobic coating without a risk of external microbial contamination.