Chilled product of cooked food, frozen product of cooked food, storage method and storage apparatus

A method of preserving a heated and cooked food comprising the steps of:

• forming a base of the heated and cooked food by heating a fermented dough that includes an inflating agent, including air bubbles or yeast;
• cooling or freezing the heated and cooked food;
• spraying water toward the heated and cooked food that has been cooled or frozen to form a film of ice on the surface of the heated and cooked food that has been cooled or frozen;
• wrapping the heated and cooked food that has been cooled or frozen and with the film of ice on the surface of the food, in a sealed or substantially sealed condition;
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• preserving the cooled or frozen food in a cooled or frozen condition.

A device for preserving a heated and cooked food, the device comprising:

• a heating and cooking device that heats a fermented dough that includes an inflating agent, including air bubbles or yeast, to form a base of the food;
• a cooling or freezing device that cools or freezes the heated and cooked food;
• an ice film forming device that sprays water toward the heated and cooked food that has been cooled or frozen to form a film of ice on the surface of the heated and cooked dough that has been cooled or frozen;
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• a wrapping device that wraps the heated and cooked food that has been cooled or frozen and with the film of ice on the surface, in a sealed or substantially sealed condition.