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

The restaurant first announced its opening in February 2025, describing itself as a soul food restaurant and R&B lounge. — Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Visitors spent the day sampling soul food favorites, including ribs, macaroni and cheese, collard greens, chicken and waffles, cornbread and a variety of sweet desserts. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

From a Kansas City soul food import to a 50-year-old barbecue time capsule, Bud Kennedy’s August Eats Beat columns tracked new openings and enduring favorites around Fort Worth. — Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

Davis is a chef known for upscale takes on soul food, drawing inspiration specifically from his grandmother’s cooking. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 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