A food container , the container having: a container bottom , and a container lid , the container bottom having a base and walls upstanding from the base to define a container bottom interior , the container lid having a top cover and side edges , the top cover overlying the base when the lid is in closed connection with the container bottom , the top cover including an elastically deformable portion and an inelastic portion , each of the elastically deformable portion and the inelastic portion overlying different portions of the base when the lid is in closed connection with the container bottom , the elastically deformable portion facilitating accommodation of an item within the container bottom interior that rests on the portion of the base that underlies the elastically deformable portion and that extends into contact with the elastically deformable portion as the lid is shifted into closed connection with the container bottom , by the elastically deformable portion deforming elastically outwardly away from the base in contact with the item, characterised in that : the top cover comprises a substrate of inelastic material that forms the inelastic portion and an opening being formed in the substrate and the elastically deformable portion extending across the opening , the opening optionally being a circular opening; and the elastically deformable portion being formed as part of a seal that is attached to the inside of the lid and that seals against surfaces of the container bottom when the lid is in closed connection with the container bottom . a container bottom , and a container lid , the container bottom having a base and walls upstanding from the base to define a container bottom interior , the container lid having a top cover and side edges , the top cover overlying the base when the lid is in closed connection with the container bottom , the top cover including an elastically deformable portion and an inelastic portion , each of the elastically deformable portion and the inelastic portion overlying different portions of the base when the lid is in closed connection with the container bottom , the elastically deformable portion facilitating accommodation of an item within the container bottom interior that rests on the portion of the base that underlies the elastically deformable portion and that extends into contact with the elastically deformable portion as the lid is shifted into closed connection with the container bottom , by the elastically deformable portion deforming elastically outwardly away from the base in contact with the item, characterised in that : the top cover comprises a substrate of inelastic material that forms the inelastic portion and an opening being formed in the substrate and the elastically deformable portion extending across the opening , the opening optionally being a circular opening; and the elastically deformable portion being formed as part of a seal that is attached to the inside of the lid and that seals against surfaces of the container bottom when the lid is in closed connection with the container bottom . the top cover comprises a substrate of inelastic material that forms the inelastic portion and an opening being formed in the substrate and the elastically deformable portion extending across the opening , the opening optionally being a circular opening; and the elastically deformable portion being formed as part of a seal that is attached to the inside of the lid and that seals against surfaces of the container bottom when the lid is in closed connection with the container bottom . <EOS>