LACTIC ACID BACTERIA-FERMENTED RECONSTRUCTION MEAT PRODUCT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lactic acid bacteria-fermented reconstruction meat product made from raw material meat such as minced meat, having improved preservative quality due to lactic acid bacteria fermentation and adequate chewy texture with controlled water activity.SOLUTION: A lactic acid bacteria culture produced from a culture solution including whey is condensed to prepare a condensed lactic acid bacteria culture (CLc), which is inoculated to and mixed with a raw material meat (M) in a minced, chopped, or pasty form, so that a lactic acid bacteria-containing meat raw material is prepared. The shape of the lactic acid bacteria-containing meat raw material is retained with a molding sheet member, so that a shape-retained lactic acid bacteria-containing meat is obtained. Pressure is applied to the shape-retained lactic acid bacteria-containing meat together with the molding sheet member, so that a molded lactic acid bacteria-containing meat is obtained. The lactic acid bacteria existing in the molded lactic acid bacteria-containing meat are proliferated, so that a lactic acid bacteria-fermented molded meat is obtained. The water content of the lactic acid bacteria-fermented molded meat is adjusted, so that a lactic acid bacteria-fermented reconstruction meat product (P) has a water activity of the lactic acid bacteria-fermented molded meat of 0.65 to 0.87, and a shear force value of the lactic acid bacteria-fermented molded meat with a thickness of 2 to 7 mm of 0.5 to 3 kg.