comfort food
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of comfort food
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Natalie Green, a fertility nurse in Manhattan, used to regularly hop a train to Jersey City, N.J., to get her fix of comfort food at Cheesecake Factory, a chain known for big portions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
If I’m in the cooking mood, I love making comfort food like chicken and rice with cabbage and mac and cheese.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Because who other than the queen of comfort food could step into the shoes of Dame Prue Leith, who is leaving the show in order to "work less and play more"?
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
“Ema datshi isn’t just a dish—it’s everyday comfort food in Bhutan, shared at home and deeply rooted in our culture,” says Kharka B. Chhetri, Executive Chef at Pemako Bhutan.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
“You must mean summer of tutoring,” she would say in what became a familiar joke that, like comfort food, they would reach for from time to time.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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