comfort food

[kuhm-fert food] / ˈkʌm fərt ˌfud /

NOUN

satisfying food

Synonyms

WEAK

Mom's food home cooking meat and potatoes plain food prepackaged food

Example Sentences

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Mole is a Mexican comfort food, and mac and cheese is an American comfort food.

From Salon

While we flirt with spring and experience weird bursts of hailstorms, rain and cold snaps, I think of comfort food and staying in.

From Seattle Times

Meanwhile local food company 2foods last month also announced a plant-based version of omurice - a popular Japanese comfort food - featuring an egg alternative made from vegetables like carrots and cannellini beans.

From BBC

Melba’s is the go-to place for comfort food — like a warm, fuzzy blanket.

From New York Times

But Cowgirl in the West Village has a lot of the comfort food we would get when we went out to dinner when I was a kid.

From New York Times