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

Two classic comfort foods come together in one dish to create the ideal fall dinner recipe that your family will request all fall long. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025

Park Station is now open on the island a few blocks from the beach, serving suds, live music and kind-of-naughty comfort food. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025

The Gyro Corner truck puts a Californian spin on one of Greece’s top comfort foods, marrying marinated gyro meats with French fries to create a halal Mediterranean version of classic carne asada fries. —Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025

The Mulholland Salad, a refined homage to my favorite salad from the Beverly Hills Hotel, the McCarthy Salad, was a highlight - comfort food elevated for Paris. —Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 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