What You Need to Know
Individual quick freezing, usually abbreviated IQF, is a descriptive term for freezing methods used in the food processing industry. The food is in individual pieces, and is frozen quickly. Products commonly frozen with IQF technologies are typically smaller pieces of food, and can include berries, fruits and vegetables both diced or sliced, seafood such as shrimp and small fish, meat, poultry, pasta, cheese and grains. Products that have been subjected to IQF are referred to as individually quick frozen.
Steps
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Japanese mochi ice cream (Japan): Maintains individual portion integrity
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Swedish blåbärssoppa (Sweden): Preserves whole berry texture
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Peruvian ceviche (Peru): Flash-freezes seafood for safety