Patent ID: 6395320
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: A23L,A23P,B65D

Abstract:
A two-component shelf-stable packaged food product comprising:a container having substantially rigid walls and an opening for filling and emptying the container; a first food component filling a first region of the container remote from said opening wherein the first food component is an aqueous sauce; a second food component different from the first food component and filling a second region of the container adjacent to said opening; wherein said second food component either directly contacts said first food component, said first food component including a thickening or gelling agent or second food component is separated from said first food component by an edible interfacial layer; wherein the second food component is an edible food component that includes edible pieces selected from a group consisting of solid vegetable pieces, solid meat pieces and mixtures thereof distributed in an edible oil that can be decanted off the first food component through said opening; and said second and first food components being adapted for use in combination in sequential food preparation steps.