Shrimp container

A packed base, comprising:

• a well having a bottom wall, and a base side wall, said bottom wall having a surface for holding a sauce receptacle, said base side wall encompassing and extending upwardly and outwardly from said bottom wall, said base side wall having a plurality of slots each having a section extending outwardly as viewed from an interior of said well;
• a peripheral trough having a trough side wall encompassing and extending downwardly from an upper portion of said base side wall;
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• a plurality of shrimp each abutting and being held by a respective one of said plurality of slots, said plurality of shrimp extending upwardly from said bottom wall.

A packed container, comprising:

• a base having a well, a peripheral trough and a base closure mechanism, said well having a bottom wall and a base side wall, said bottom wall having a surface for holding a sauce receptacle, said base side wall encompassing and extending upwardly and outwardly from said bottom wall, said peripheral trough having a trough side wall and an outer wall, said trough side wall encompassing and extending downwardly from an upper portion of said base side wall, said base closure mechanism including a generally horizontal first base ledge extending from said peripheral trough;
• said base side wall has a plurality of slots each for holding a respective one of a plurality of shrimp, each slot having a section extending outwardly as viewed from an interior of said well;
• said plurality of shrimp abutting said base side wall, said plurality of shrimp extending upwardly from said bottom wall;
• a cover having a top wall, a cover side wall and a cover closure mechanism, said cover side wall encompassing and extending downward from said top wall;
• said cover being adapted to engage said base, said cover closure mechanism including a generally horizontal first cover ledge extending from said peripheral trough, said cover closure mechanism releasably engaging said base closure mechanism so as to inhibit shrimp purge from leaving said container;
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• said cover closure mechanism further including a generally horizontal second cover ledge and a generally vertical cover wall, said first cover ledge extending outwardly from and encompassing said first section, said cover wall encompassing said first cover ledge and extending downwardly and slightly inwardly therefrom, said second cover ledge encompassing said cover wall and extending outwardly therefrom until reaching said second section, said base closure mechanism further including a generally horizontal second base ledge and a generally vertical base wall, said base wall extending downwardly from and encompassing said first base ledge, said second base ledge extending outwardly from and encompassing said base wall.