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comfort food

[kuhm-fert food]

noun

  1. simple, home-style food that brings comforting thoughts of home or childhood.



comfort food

noun

  1. food that is enjoyable to eat and makes the eater feel better emotionally

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comfort food1

First recorded in 1955–60
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But the origin stories of this nostalgic comfort food are as varied as the recipes you can use to make it.

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“Cuban food is just comfort food for me and it’s very basic, you know, it’s rice and beans,” de Armas told “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans on Thursday’s episode.

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But when you eat it, it feels like comfort food.

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Herbs: bright, fecund, verdant, elevating our food with both flavor and color, guiding us from heavy comfort foods into a punchier, lighter category of cuisine.

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Chicken Spaghetti is still a favorite as it is comfort food of the highest order.

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