in the preferred embodiment of the invention a cover is capable of fitting over the top of the bowl for maintaining the contents of the bowl in place when the bowl is positioned in its upright position application_number US 78851397 A description referring now to the drawings and in particular to fig1 and 3 the two piece food container is shown and generally referenced by the numeral 10 container 10 which may be constructed of any one of a number of clear resilient plastic materials known in the art consists of a bowl portion 12 having a flat planar base 13 sidewalls 20 and an upper peripheral edge 16 a cover or lid portion 14 shown in fig4 and 5 which as will be described in further detail below is sized and shaped to fit over upper peripheral edge 16 of the bowl portion 12 and serves by means of an interference or press fit to provide the bowl portion 12 with a tight seal the flat planar base 13 is parallel to upper peripheral edge 16 upper peripheral edge 16 is essentially circular and lies in a plane 17 when the base 13 is placed upon a horizontal surface the container 10 rests in a horizontal position the interior shape of the bowl portion 12 is generally annular with decreasing annular diameters progressing from the peripheral edge 16 to the base 13 scalloped portions 15 are phased sequentially around the.