soul food

noun

: food (such as chitterlings, ham hocks, and collard greens) traditionally eaten by Southern Black Americans

Examples of soul food in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Though the soul food destination has multiple Charlotte restaurants, Tasting Table gave a nod to the uptown location on Dalton Avenue. — Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

Visitors can sample barbecue and soul food, stroll through Railroad Park, explore the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and learn about the city’s pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2026

The concept for the menu is built around classic melts mixed with Southern soul food flavors. — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Police say an employee of the soul food restaurant found the body stuck in a vent in the kitchen. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soul food

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude