Abstract: A review with 20 references about thawing technology of frozen foods was given in this paper.The thawing mechanism of each kind of thawing method and its application in food were discussed.The paper focused on the introduction of microwave thawing,ultrasonic thawing and high hydrostatic pressure thawing methods.

Key words: Frozen food Thawing Microwave thawing Ultrasonic thawing High hydrostatic pressure thawing