The present invention relates to a container for keeping fermented food, having for example, a main body for accommodating fermented food in an interior space； a pressing plate coming into contact with the surface of the fermented food in the main body； and a cover for blocking the opening of inside of the main body； wherein the main body has a stepped part protruded inwards from the inner circumferential surface of a neck part at an upper end portion, and the pressing plate has a protruded rim provided to the periphery of the upper end portion thereof so as to be placed on the stepped part, a vertical section provided to the lower end of the protruded rim and having an outer circumferential surface coming into contact with the inner circumferential surface of the stepped part, and a round surface provided at the lower end of the vertical section and having a bottom surface part coming into contact with the surface of the fermented food.
