PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an instant food including a main food requiring a long time for reconstitution in hot water and an ingredient requiring a short time for reconstitution in hot water, with the ingredient being prevented from being excessively reconstituted in hot water when the main food is reconstituted in hot water and a container thereof.SOLUTION: An instant food 1 includes at least a main food S requiring a long time for reconstitution in hot water and an ingredient T requiring no reconstitution in hot water or a short time for reconstitution in hot water, which are accommodated in or attached to a container 1. The container 1 includes: a hot water reservoir part 14 in which the main food is disposed and hot water is accumulated during reconstitution in hot water and an ingredient holding part 13a in which the ingredient is placed, located above the hot water surface during reconstitution in hot water.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】湯戻しに時間がかかる主食品と湯戻しに時間がかからない具材とを有し、前記主食品が湯戻しされた時に前記具材が過度に湯戻しされた状態にならないインスタント食品及びその容器を提供する。【解決手段】実施形態のインスタント食品は、容器1に、少なくとも、湯戻しに時間がかかる主食品Sと、湯戻しが不要又は湯戻しに時間がかからない具材Tとが、収納又は添付されてなり、前記容器1は、湯戻し時に湯が溜まり前記主食品が配置される湯溜め部14と、湯戻し時に湯面より上方に位置し前記具材が置かれる具材保持部13aとを備えることを特徴とする。【選択図】図2