Food material processing mechanism, food material processing method, food manufacturing method, and food manufacturing system

A food material processing mechanism comprising:

• a conveyer which conveys a sheet-shaped flexible food material in a conveyance direction;
• and
• a processing unit which forms a bending reference portion being a reference portion for bending, in the flexible food material being conveyed by the conveyer,
• wherein the processing unit includes:
• a reference formation unit which includes a reference roller configured to rotate while the reference roller is in contact with the flexible food material being conveyed by the conveyor so that the reference roller locally applies a force to the flexible food material to form the bending reference portion;
• and
• a pressing unit which includes a pressing roller configured to rotate while the pressing roller is in contact with the flexible food material being conveyed by the conveyer so that the pressing roller presses the flexible food material against the conveyer at least temporarily while the reference roller forms the bending reference portion in the flexible food material, wherein a center axis of rotation of the reference roller and a center axis of rotation of the pressing roller are arranged on a same straight line.