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

In April, OluKai tapped into island culture and the nostalgia of comfort food through a flip-flop collaboration with Spam. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Famous for serving Cuban comfort food for three decades, the neighborhood favorite on Le Jeune Road was forced to close after a city shutdown order in 2025. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

The menu is built around a trio of arepas, a quintessential Venezuelan comfort food of griddled cornmeal cakes split and stuffed with fillings as varied as the cooks making them. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Three generations later, the Franks continue to serve the same comfort food that’s made El’s a local landmark. — Abby Price, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2026

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