Precooked preservative-free commercial semi-manufactured product for processing to give a crispy food suitable as a snack

A process for production of a precooked preservative-free commercial product for processing to give a crispy food suitable as a snack, said product comprising

• a) a covering of cooked noodles, which noodles are mixed with vegetable oil as a binder, and
• b) a savory or sweet filling completely enclosed on all sides in said covering such as to prevent said filling from penetrating through said noodles,
• which process comprises cooking noodles al dente, rinsing the cooked noodles, thoroughly draining the rinsed noodles in a sieve, thoroughly mixing the drained noodles with the vegetable oil, well buttering a bottom part of a mold made of heat-conducting material safe for the food industry, covering the buttered bottom part of the mold with a layer of the mixture of noodles and vegetable oil, placing the filling onto a middle of the layer, well covering the filling on all sides with the mixture of noodles and vegetable oil, placing a well buttered lid on the mold to firmly close the mold, and heating the mold for approximately 5 minutes in an oil bath maintained at approximately 200.degree. C. without permitting any oil to penetrate into the mold.

A crispy food suitable as a snack, obtainable by final frying in vegetable oil a precooked preservative-free commercial product comprising

• a) a covering of cooked noodles, which noodles are mixed with vegetable oil as a binder, and
• b) a savory or sweet filling completely enclosed on all sides in said covering such as to prevent said filling from penetrating through said noodles, and
• wherein said covering with said filling is subjected to a precooking treatment.