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How to Microwave Ottogi Cooked White Rice

오뚜기밥ottugibap
Short answer
  • Microwave: Peel the film back at one corner to the dotted line, then microwave on high for about 2 minutes. Check the time on your bowl.

From the maker’s directions. Full steps and sources below.

Cooked white rice (밥)
Cooked white rice (밥): the dish, not the Ottogi product. Photo: Douglas Perkins, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ottogi’s cooked white rice comes in a 210 g (7.4 oz) microwave bowl.[2][3] In Korea it’s sold as 오뚜기밥, “Ottogi rice”.[4] The steps below are the pack text shown by UK grocer Ocado; German shop Nikan Kitchen gives the same 2-minute time in its own words.[1][2]

How to cook it

Microwave about 2 min[1][2]

  1. Peel back the film at the corner, up to the dotted line.
  2. Put the bowl in the microwave and heat on high for about 2 minutes.

Times differ between versions. The UK pack text on Ocado, for a pack it lists as 150 g, says 2 minutes at 700 W, and Nikan Kitchen’s 210 g listing says about 2 minutes on high.[1][2] A Korean 210 g Koshihikari bowl says 2 minutes 30 seconds at 700 W, or 3 minutes 30 seconds for two bowls.[4] Go by the time on your bowl, and use the time converter if your microwave isn’t 700 W.

The same UK pack text gives a second method: boil the unopened pack in water for 10 minutes, then lift it out carefully.[1] We found that in one place only, so check your pack; the Korean Koshihikari bowl says 15 minutes in boiling water.[4]

Label facts

From the pack영양정보·표시사항
Bowl size
210 g (7.4 oz). Ocado lists 150 g, so check the weight on your bowl. [2][3][1]
Calories
145 kcal per 100 g [1][2]
Salt
0.02 g per 100 g [1][2]
Ingredients
Rice, rice bran extract [1][2]
Made in
South Korea [1][2][3]
Storage
Store in a dry place. Once opened, use immediately. [1]

Some US listings call it gluten-free and vegan. We couldn’t find that claim from Ottogi, so we don’t repeat it.

Korean words on rice bowls

Tap the speaker to hear each word. More in the label words list.

  • 즉석밥jeukseokbapinstant cooked rice
  • 전자레인지jeonjareinjimicrowave
  • 점선jeomseondotted line
  • 벗겨beotgyeopeel off
  • 끓는 물kkeulleun mulboiling water
  • 용기 채로yonggi chaerocontainer and all (heat the whole bowl)

Ways to serve it

These are serving ideas, not part of the pack’s directions.

Sources

  1. Ocado (UK): Ottogi Korean Microwave White Rice (pack text and label)
  2. Nikan Kitchen (EU): Ottogi Cooked White Rice, 210 g
  3. Walmart (marketplace seller): Ottogi Cooked Rice, 7.4 oz × 12
  4. Costco Korea (in Korean): 오뚜기밥 고시히카리 210 g

Checked October 25, 2026. If your pack differs, follow your pack, and tell us so we can update this page.

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