soul food
noun
: food (such as chitterlings, ham hocks, and collard greens) traditionally eaten by Southern Black Americans
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From classic menus to soul food and even Italian, here are several Indy-area restaurants that offer to-go meals for Thanksgiving.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
On Saturday, patrons may want to arrive early and enjoy a meal from the club’s great menu featuring Southern and soul food.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
On the surface, this sounds like a menu of soul food delicacies.
—Time, 6 Nov. 2025
In just a few hours, her quaint and homey soul food staple, Shaw-naé’s House, will be bustling with guests.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 11 Nov. 2025
On Saturday, patrons may want to arrive early and enjoy a meal from the club’s great menu featuring Southern and soul food.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
On the surface, this sounds like a menu of soul food delicacies.
—Time, 6 Nov. 2025
In just a few hours, her quaint and homey soul food staple, Shaw-naé’s House, will be bustling with guests.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soul food
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“Soul food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul%20food. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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