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

As a city at the heart of the American South, Atlanta’s traditional soul food foundations have given way to a modern-day melting pot, blending Southern roots with inventive and global culinary techniques. — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

If fine dining is not your only objective, our region has plenty of options for meat-free dining, from taquerias to soul food. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

The scent of fresh sourdough drifts from one room as the aroma of Korean soul food fill the air in another. — Jeff Gritchen, Oc Register, 25 June 2026

Visitors can expect live jazz performances, museum activations, public art installations, barbecue and soul food vendors, nightlife programming and community celebrations throughout the district. — J.m. Banks june 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 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