A packaged food product and process utilizes a first and a second half-shell of edible material. An openable container of non-edible material is interposed between the half-shells, having a wall that defines within it a volume for housing a product or accessory item. Between the edges of the half-shells, an empty gap is defined, that makes at least one annular portion of the wall of the container visible from the outside. Coverings of sheet material define a cavity substantially complementary to the outer surface of the respective half-shell of edible material, the coverings being connected together along their respective edges, so as to keep the half-shells of edible material in contact with the wall of the container.
