comfort food
Simple, comforting home-cooked-style food associated with one's formative years, often a staple of diners and other informal restaurants.
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Born ~1962 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
I would describe much of this summer season of movies as “comfort food for man-children.”
Fuck your zodiac sign. What’s your comfort food?
Oh God yes. Proper comfort food 😋
Tbh I'm glad I cooked curry instead of sekihan bc it's super gloomy today! (=w=; felt like we were in need of comfort food lol! Ahh today was so much fun!!
What's like your favorite comfort food that puts you into little space?
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Simple, comforting home-cooked-style food associated with one's formative years, often a staple of diners and other informal restaurants.
People like soup. It's what a psychologist would call a comfort food. Easy to eat, easy to digest, hearty soups are quick energy builders.
“Fuck your zodiac sign. What’s your comfort food?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh God yes. Proper comfort food 😋”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Tbh I'm glad I cooked curry instead of sekihan bc it's super gloomy today! (=w=; felt like we were in need of comfort food lol! Ahh today was so much fun!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“What's like your favorite comfort food that puts you into little space?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Every generation needs its aural comfort food when you realize you gotta get on a schedule.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Food, often high in carbohydrates or sugar, consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition.
Studies indicate that most adults, when under severe emotional stress, turn to what could be called "comfort food"—food associated with the security of childhood, like mother's poached egg or famous chicken soup.
“I would describe much of this summer season of movies as “comfort food for man-children.””
— Bluesky· May 2026
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American informal shortening of 'macaroni and cheese', covering everything from the boxed Kraft variety to elaborate artisan restaurant preparations. In the US it is comfort food with near-universal recognition, associated with childhood, budget cooking, and uncomplicated pleasure. The phrase is so embedded in American food vocabulary that 'mac and cheese' is simply the default name in everyday contexts. Even upscale restaurants have a version on the menu these days.
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The degree or quality of cookedness of food.
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Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
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In a state of comfort and content.