Convertible carry out container and bowl

A method for converting an enclosed food container into a bowl, comprising:

• releasing a first foldable wing of a plurality of foldable wings of a food container, wherein the food container includes a food compartment comprising a bottom surface and a plurality of sidewalls that extend from the bottom surface, wherein each of the plurality of sidewalls is fixed to at least one of another of the plurality of sidewalls to provide a volume for receiving a food item, wherein each of the foldable wings is connected to one of the plurality of sidewalls at a base of the foldable wing at a respective crease of a plurality of creases, wherein each respective crease of the plurality of creases is located at a respective base of each foldable wing, and wherein each of the foldable wings is configured to fold inwardly from the respective crease at the respective base of the foldable wing;
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• engaging a detachment feature located on a first sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls to selectively separate the first foldable wing and a portion of the first sidewall from the food container, wherein the detachment feature is located below a first crease of the plurality of creases that connects the first sidewall to a first foldable wing of the plurality of foldable wings.