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comfort food

[kuhm-fert food] / ˈkʌm fərt ˌfud /


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If I’m in the cooking mood, I love making comfort food like chicken and rice with cabbage and mac and cheese.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The Gemini recommendation, seconded by the restaurant manager, was the comfort food I craved in the lousy weather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Each bite was a messy, sweet-savory symphony — comfort food with a little theatrical flair.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

But there are other times when you crave a familiar scene, a traveler’s version of comfort food.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

“You must mean summer of tutoring,” she would say in what became a familiar joke that, like comfort food, they would reach for from time to time.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie