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Korean groceries we’ve decoded
Frozen dumplings, instant rice, ready meals, kimchi, sauces, pastes and spices. Each page gives the official directions, the label facts and the Korean words you’ll see on the pack.
Frozen냉동식품
Ready meals즉석식품
Noodles면
Tteokbokki떡
Sauces and pastes장·소스
Mixes and powders가루
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Cooking times at a glance
Straight from each pack’s directions. Tap a product for the full steps, the label facts and where each number comes from.
| Product | Method | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibigo Mandu (Pork & Vegetable) | Pan-fry (the pack’s preferred method) | 8 min | from frozen, 3 tbsp oil, medium-high |
| Bibigo Mandu (Pork & Vegetable) | Steam | 8 min | once the water boils |
| Bibigo Mandu (Pork & Vegetable) | Boil in soup | 6 min | in any soup or broth |
| Bibigo Cooked Rice (microwave bowl) | Microwave (1000 W) | 1 min 30 sec | 1000 W; 2 bowls: 2 min 30 sec |
| Bibigo Cooked Rice (microwave bowl) | Boiling water | 10 min | unopened bowl |
| Ottogi 3 Minute Curry | Boil the sealed pouch | about 3 min | sealed pouch |
| Ottogi 3 Minute Curry | Microwave | 2 min (700 W) | out of the pouch, covered |
| Ottogi 3 Minute Jjajang | Boil the sealed pouch | about 3 min | sealed pouch |
| Ottogi 3 Minute Jjajang | Microwave | 1–2 min | out of the pouch |
| Yopokki Tteokbokki Cup | Microwave in the cup | 2 min (1000 W) or 3 min (700 W) | water to the line, lid on loosely |
| Ottogi Hotteok Mix | Make the dough and pan-fry | 1–2 min per side | low heat, no rising time |
| Bibigo Mini Wontons (Chicken & Cilantro) | Pan-fry | about 5 min | 10–12 frozen wontons, medium heat |
| Bibigo Mini Wontons (Chicken & Cilantro) | Boil | 1–2 min | 10–12 frozen wontons, boiling water |
| Bibigo Mini Wontons (Chicken & Cilantro) | Wonton soup | 1–2 min | frozen wontons into boiling broth |
| Bibigo Mini Wontons (Chicken & Cilantro) | Microwave (as reported from the bag) | 1–2 min | on wet paper towels, high; from reviews quoting the bag |
| Ottogi Cooked White Rice | Microwave | about 2 min | film peeled to the dotted line, on high; check your bowl |
| Bibigo Korean BBQ (Bulgogi) Marinade | Marinate (US 16.9 oz jar) | at least 30 min | one jar for 5 lb of meat |
| Bibigo Korean BBQ (Bulgogi) Marinade | UK 80 g sachet: marinate, then oven or stir-fry | 30 min, then 10–20 min | one 80 g sachet for 300 g beef; oven 170–190 °C |
| Bibigo Korean BBQ (Bulgogi) Marinade | CJ 840 g bottle (Canada) | at least 30 min | 0.45 lb of sauce for 2.2 lb of beef |
| Bibigo Steamed Dumplings (Pork & Vegetable) | Microwave in the bag | 1 min 45 sec, then stand 1 min | on high; the store listing says 1200 W |
| Bibigo Steamed Dumplings (Pork & Vegetable) | Steamer | 3–4 min | dumplings out of the tray |
| Pulmuone Beef Bulgogi Udon Kit | Stir-fry (current pack) | 2 min + 2 min 30 sec | medium heat, 1 tsp oil |
| Pulmuone Beef Bulgogi Udon Kit | Microwave (current pack, in your own bowl) | 3 min + 3 min (1200 W) | your own covered bowl, not the tray |
| Nongshim Shin Ramyun | Stovetop | 4½ min | 550 ml boiling water, everything in at once |
| Nongshim Shin Ramyun | Microwave (US bag) | 7 min (4 min with hot water) | 500 ml room-temperature water, in your own bowl |
| Samyang Buldak Ramen (Original) | Stovetop (bag) | 5 min + 30 sec | 600 ml water; keep 8 tbsp when you drain |
| Samyang Buldak Ramen (Original) | Cup or Big Bowl | 4 min | boiling water to the line, then drain it all |
| Nongshim Chapagetti | Stovetop, current US bag (no draining) | boil, then 5 min | 350 ml room-temperature water, everything in at once |
| Nongshim Chapagetti | Microwave, current US bag | 8 min (5 min with hot water) | 330 ml room-temperature water |
| Nongshim Chapagetti | Stovetop, Korean and UK/EU bags (drain) | 5 min | 600 ml boiling water, then pour most of it away |