DISH FOR PRODUCING A FOOD PRODUCT CONSISTING OF A BASE AND FILLING, A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FOOD PRODUCT AND THE FINAL PRODUCT OBTAINED

CONTENANT POUR LA PRODUCTION D'UN PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE COMPOSE D'UNE BASE ET D'UNE GARNITURE, PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DU PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE ET PRODUIT ALIMENTAIRE OBTENU

English Abstract

ABSTRACT
Dish for producing a food product consisting of a base
and filling, a process for the production of the food
product and the final product obtained
To produce a food product consisting of an edible dough
base and a filling, the filling is disposed in a dish,
the lateral wall of which has, at its top part, a first
bottom flange and a second top flange, until it reaches
the level of the bottom flange. A sheet of edible dough
is then placed on top of the dish and cut by stamping
against the top flange, thus producing the base of the
food product.
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Claims

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Dish for the production of a food product
consisting of an edible dough base and a filling, having
a bottom and a lateral wall, the upper part of which has
a first bottom flange extending in the external radial
direction and a second top flange, higher than the first,
the inner edge of which is radially external with respect
to the outer edge of the bottom flange, connected to the
bottom flange by a side.
2. Dish according to Claim 1, wherein the top flange
is extended downwards by a wall which extends as far as
the level of the bottom of the dish.
3. Process for the production of a food product,
consisting of an edible dough base and a filling, wherein
the filling is disposed in a dish according to Claim 1,
in order to reach the level of the bottom flange of the
dish t a sheet of edible dough is placed on top of the
dish and is pressed against the top flange of the dish
until the edible dough sheet is cut by stamping, thus
producing the base of the food product which rests on the
bottom flange of the dish.
4. Process according to Claim 3, wherein, when the
sheet of edible dough is stamped, a ring is positioned
underneath the top flange.
5. Food product consisting of a filling and edible
dough base placed in a dish according to Claim 1, wherein
the filling is situated at the bottom part of the dish,
the top face of the filling being at the level of the
bottom flange of the dish, the edible dough base being
situated above the filling, the edge of the base being
bordered radially by the side of the dish connecting the
bottom and top flanges.

Description

The present invention relates to a dish ~or the
production of a food product consisting of a base and a
filling, to the process for the production of the food
product and to the ~inal product obtained.
Food products consisting of a base and filling, such as
pi~zas, are normally produced in the following manner.
A sheet of edible dough is cut to form the base of the
pizza and the filling is disposed on the base; the base
being placed on a support. There are significant
problems in distributing the filling over the base. In
fact, it is practically impossible to obtain a
homogeneous and even distribution of the filling over the
base. More particularly, the filling tends to spread out
and thus not be equidistant from the rim of the base.
Sometimes the filling may overflow and run onto the
support on which the base is laid.
The object of the present invention is therefore to
produce a food product, such as a pi2za, in a manner
which allows even distribution of the filling on the
base.
It has been found that it is possible to achieve this
object by using a dish of a particular shape.
The present invention thus relates to a dish for the
production of a food product consisting of an edible
dough base and a filling, having a bottom and a lateral
wall, the upper part of which has a first bottom flange,
extending in the external radial direction, and a second
top flange, higher than the first, the inner edge of
which is radially axternal with respect to the outer edge
of the first flange, connected to the first flange by a
side.

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The present invention also relates to a process ~or the
production of a food product, consisting of an edible
dough base and a filling, wherein the filling is disposed
in a dish of the type described above until it reaches
the level of the bottom flange of the dish, a sheet of
edible dough is then placed on top of the dish and
pressed a~ainst the top flange of the dish until the
sheet of edible dough is cut by stamping, thus producing
the base of the food product which rests on the bottom
flange of the dish.
Finally, the present invention relates to a food product
consisting of a filling and an edible dough base placed
in a dish of the type described above, wherein the
filling is situated in the lower part of the dish, the
upper face of the filling being.at the level of the
bottom flange, the edible dough base being situated above
the filling, the edge of the base being limited radially
by the side of the dish connecting the bottom and top
flanges.
By means of the invention it is thus possible to obtain a
finished product in which the filling does not overflow
the edible dough base. In addition, as the finished
product, for example a pi~za, may be deep-frozen, it is
protected by the dish in its packaging and permits easier
handling and storage.
The finished product is designed, after being taken out
of its dish, to be cooked in an oven.
Other characteristics and advantages will be clear from
the following description given with reference to the
accompanying drawings presented solely by way of non-
limiting example, in which:
- Fig 1 shows a cross-secticnal view of the dish

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according to the invention,
- Fig 2 shows a diagrammatic cross-sectional view of the
production of a pizza in the dish according to the
invention,
- Fig 3 shows a cross-sectional YieW of a pizza contained
in a dish according to the invention.
As can be seen in Figure 1, a dish according to the
invention consists of a bottom 1 and a lateral face 2.
Preferably the dish is made from a plastics material such
as PVC. If the dish is intended only for the manufacture
of the product, the frozen food product subsequently
being packaged without the dish, the dish is preferably
made from metal. At the upper part of this lateral face
2, a first bottom flange 3 is provided which extends in
the external radial direction. Above this bottom flange
3, a second top flange 4 is provided, the inner edge of
which is radially external with respect tG the outer edge
of the bcttom flange 3. The two flanges, bottom 3 and
top 4, are connected by a side 5 which is preferably
angled.
According to the principal embodiment of the invention,
the top flange 4 is extended downwards by a wall 6 which
extends as far as the level of the dish bottom 1. This
wall 6 is preferably angled, the diameter of its bottom
being greater than the diameter of its top.
As can be seen, the dish is preferably produced in the
form of a sheet which may be formed by pressing to obtain
the desired shape, but it is obvious that the dish could
have already been shaped.
To implement the process according to the invention, a
filling 7, for example a tomato sauce, i5 disposed in the

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dish untll the top level of the filling comes close to
the bottom flange 3. A sheet 8 of edible dough is then
disposed over the dish 1 and pressed against the top
flange 4. This can be achieved by any known means, for
example by means of a cylinder 10. By stamping the sheet
8 against the top flange 4, the sheet 8 is cut and thus
forms the base 9 of the pizza which rests on the top face
of the filling 7 and the bottom flange 3 as illustrated
in Figure 2.
A pizza disposed in a dish is thus obtained, wherein the
filling 7 is situated at the bottom of the dish and the
edible dough base 9 is bordered by the side 5 of the
lateral face 2 of the dish, as shown in Figure 3.
According to a variant of the invention, where the dish
does not have a vertical wall 6 extending the top flange
4 or where the material forming the dish is not
sufficiently rigid, a ring 11, for example made from
metal, is positioned underneath the top flange 4 in order
to avoid any deflection of the dish during the stamping.
The ring 11 is illustrated in Figure 2.
The final product obtained may be frozen, the pizza
remaining in its d.ish, and then disposed in its final
packaging.

Representative Drawing