Glutinous rice or plain white rice is typically combined with four other grains and beans in this traditional South Korean rice dish called ogokbap or five-grain rice. The selection of grains and beans varies between different regions, but it usually includes glutinous millet, glutinous sorghum, red beans, and black beans, although some versions call for using soybeans or even chickpeas.

In Korea, this nutritious rice dish has been traditionally prepared and eaten during the ancient Korean holiday called Jeongwol Daeborum (Great Full Moon Festival), and it has also been customary to share the meal with neighbors. Various folk beliefs are linked with the consumption of this dish, and people used to indulge in it in hopes that it would bring bountiful harvests, good fortune and health, and peaceful life to their families.

There are several name variations on the dish that are related either to its content or the customs and traditions associated with it, including nongsabap, meaning farming meal, boreumbap, which means full moon dish, and ogokjapban (five-grain mixed meal).