To freeze food in a state of being divided into small portions, by equipment having an easier structure.SOLUTION: A freezing method includes: a first cooling step of generating a first food chunk by freezing food which can be divided into small portions by a human hand without using a tool at a temperature higher than a freezing temperature; a second cooling step of bringing the first food chunk into a state of being divided into small portions, while it is in a frozen state, by a human hand without using a tool; a division step of dividing the first food chunk which is brought into a state of being divided into small portions, while it is in a frozen state, by a human hand without using a tool in the second cooling step into a plurality of second food chunks; and a third cooling step of freezing the plurality of...