Instant rice
Korean instant rice
Instant rice (minute rice), is rice that has been precooked. Some types of instant rice are microwave ready. Some of them are dehydrated so that it cooks more rapidly. Basically, regular rice requires 30-45 minutes to cook while instant rice needs only a few minutes. Since it has already been cooked, all need to make instant rice is to simply microwave it or re-hydrate it with hot water.