The present invention relates to a container (21) packed with instant food to be cooked by a microwave oven which allows a solid instant food (24) such as instant chow mein and instant macaroni to be reconstituted to its original cooked state with good texture in a short period of time when the food is cooked in a microwave oven without the need to drain water after it is cooked.
The container packed with instant food comprises: a container (21) composed of a container body (23) and a lid (23) which is capable of tightly or substantially tightly sealing said container (21); and a solid instant food (24) accomodated in said container (21), together with a second container (25) which contains a specific amount of water, wherein said food (24) is to be reconstituted and made ready for eating on absorbing water from said second container (25) when said container (21) packed with said food (24) is heated in a microwave oven after water is added thereto in an amount equivalent to between 100 and 150 wt% of the water absorption capacity of said food (24).