A capsule for the preparation of a liquid food product configured for insertion into a brewing machine, the capsule containing directly at least one substance capable to form the liquid food product via water and/or steam and having a body that comprises a circumferential wall, a top face at a first end of the circumferential wall, and a bottom opposite to the top face, wherein the circumferential wall has an annular flange that extends outwards at the first end of the circumferential wall, the annular flange having an outer circumference and an inner circumference, wherein the top face comprises a foil, which is secured to the flange and has at least one grippable portion (5a; 5b), the grippable portion (5a; 5b) having a proximal border defined by a corresponding portion of the border of the foil, the capsule being characterized in that: - the foil is circular; - an annular peripheral portion of the foil including its border is laid over the flange; - the grippable portion (5a; 5b) is defined within an annulus-shaped area of the foil, whose centre corresponds to the centre (A') of the foil itself and whose outer circumference corresponds to the circumference of the foil; - at least one of the foil and the flange is pre-arranged for enabling application of a tensile force on the grippable portion (5a; 5b) or else on the grippable portion and a corresponding removable portion of the flange, wherein: - the outer circumference and the inner circumference of the annular flange substantially correspond to the outer circumference and the inner circumference of the annulus-shaped area of the foil, respectively, or else - the inner circumference of the annulus-shaped area of the foil substantially corresponds to the inner circumference of the flange, and the outer circumference of the annulus-shaped area of the foil is larger than the outer circumference of the flange, the foil has an annular intermediate portion that is laid on an upper surface of the flange, and the annular peripheral portion of the foil is laid on a lower surface of the flange. - the foil is circular; - an annular peripheral portion of the foil including its border is laid over the flange; - the grippable portion (5a; 5b) is defined within an annulus-shaped area of the foil, whose centre corresponds to the centre (A') of the foil itself and whose outer circumference corresponds to the circumference of the foil; - at least one of the foil and the flange is pre-arranged for enabling application of a tensile force on the grippable portion (5a; 5b) or else on the grippable portion and a corresponding removable portion of the flange, wherein: - the outer circumference and the inner circumference of the annular flange substantially correspond to the outer circumference and the inner circumference of the annulus-shaped area of the foil, respectively, or else - the inner circumference of the annulus-shaped area of the foil substantially corresponds to the inner circumference of the flange, and the outer circumference of the annulus-shaped area of the foil is larger than the outer circumference of the flange, the foil has an annular intermediate portion that is laid on an upper surface of the flange, and the annular peripheral portion of the foil is laid on a lower surface of the flange. the outer circumference of the annulus-shaped area of the foil is larger than the outer circumference of the flange, the foil has an annular intermediate portion that is laid on an upper surface of the flange, and the annular peripheral portion of the foil is laid on a lower surface of the flange.