Folded, embossed food product and apparatus for and methods of preparation

Method comprising:

• feeding a continuous sheet of support material and food deposited on a food surface thereof in a longitudinal direction, with the continuous sheet of support material including first and second free edges extending in the longitudinal direction, with the food being deposited in first and second lanes extending in the longitudinal direction and spaced in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to define a longitudinal spacing;
• folding the continuous sheet of support material along a first fold line extending in the longitudinal direction, with the continuous sheet of support material between the first free edge and the first fold line defining a first strip, with the first strip extending over the food in the first lane, with the first lane located intermediate the first fold line and the second lane;
• after folding along the first fold line, folding the continuous sheet of support material along a second fold line extending in the longitudinal direction parallel to the first fold line, with the continuous sheet of support material between the first and second fold lines defining a second strip including the first lane of food, with the continuous sheet of support material between the second fold line and the second free edge defining a third strip including the second lane of food, with the third strip extending over the first strip;
• and
• after folding along the second fold line, cutting the continuous sheet of support material and food deposited thereon into finite lengths to define a food item for consumption.