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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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of comfort food1

First recorded in 1955–60
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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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There is nothing like a familiar face to serve up TV’s ultimate comfort food.

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Made in a mini-muffin pan, these little muffins taste like cinnamon toast, which was a top-tier childhood favorite and still ranks pretty high on my list of comfort foods.

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