comfort food

noun

: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal

Examples of comfort food in a Sentence

Pot roast and fried chicken are my favorite comfort foods.

a restaurant that serves comfort food

Recent Examples on the Web

While foods like oysters may have their time and place, mainstays of American comfort food such as the hot dog can evoke memories of childhood and patriotism. —Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Kattan considers the warm, messy treat to be a comfort food. —Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025

Their favorite comfort foods like buffalo chicken, Reubens, Philly cheesesteak, and eggplant parmesan inspired their menu. —Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

And in 2023, the British fashion house Burberry partnered with Norman’s Cafe, a reboot of a classic English greasy spoon that opened in London in 2020, promoting its new collection with the help of starchy comfort food like chip butties (a carb-on-carb sandwich of thick fries in a bun). —Alice Newell-Hanson, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for comfort food

• altitude
• amplitude
• aptitude
• attitude
• barbecued
• certitude
• desuetude
• devalued
• finitude
• fortitude
• gratitude
• interlude