Definition of soul food
: food (such as chitterlings, ham hocks, and collard greens) traditionally eaten by southern black Americans
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Alta Adams will highlight a menu of healthful soul food.
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His dad owned a soul food restaurant just down the street.
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His dad owned a soul food restaurant just down the street.
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The famed blues guitarist, who died Friday at 88 in his adopted home of Miami, played the soul food chef and husband to waitress Aretha Franklin.
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Her panther, Queen, stayed caged and mostly quiet Wednesday evening as hundreds of people gathered, scores of them in costume, on 22nd Street near Shuler’s soul food restaurant.
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Often, the sandwiches are made with Creole-style meatloaf left over from Tuesday night’s soul food dinner.
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Yes, The South Chicken & Waffles serves braised oxtails, a soul food restaurant staple.
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Richards points out that while soul food can take a long time to cook (even a simple pot of collards sits on the stove for hours), diners expect to pay very little for it.
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First Known Use of soul food
1964
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Definition of soul food for English Language Learners
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: the type of food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the southern U.S.
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