What is ‘comfort food’?

Mashed potatoes and gravy is the ultimate one .. but lately I’ve been craving avocado California rolls and steamed veggies with satay sauce .. yum!

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Apple pie (wih a slice of cheddar cheese), homemade soup, especially potato, and this simple casserole that is essentially ground beef, onions, potatoes, carrots and cheese. Also, a big glass of cold homo milk.

I have to drown KD in ketchup just to eat it, but the rest of my family loves the stuff.

I do enjoy KD once in a blue moon, though I feel kinda icky after eating it, especially since I learned to cook and stopped eating processed foods regularly. Homemade turkey soup (like my dad makes with barley), and my mom’s pasta sauce also jump to mind.

Pho is by far one of my most favourite dishes.  In fact, I want to visit Vietnam just I could really good (and cheap) pho

It used to be warm fresh bread with real butter and earl grey tea with milk and sugar. You could say that’s the English in me coming out. My mom ran a bakery out of our home when I was a kid, so fresh bread was a must have for me until my mom and I found out that it was actually the cause of some of our stomach problems Still working on finding a decent replacement for that.

Being of British descent, my go to food to feel better (either physically, emotionally or spiritually ) is Shepherds Pie (simple one with just meat, gravy, peas and mashed potatoes).  Yorkshire pudding is a close second, but is not quite as versatile.

Polenta and Frico.

This is a regional northern Italian dish. Polenta is just cornmeal with water and optionally cream or parmesan cheese until it resembles grits. The best part is the smell because it is cooked in a cast-iron pot. Frico is Fruilano cheese (soft italian cheese) with sliced potatoes (Yukon Gold) until it is fried into 1 big piece. So tasty.

Anything with rice, bread, potatoes, beans, etc. Basically, if it’s loaded with carbs and can be served warm then it’s comfort food for me. I love comfort food. I used to LOVE Kraft mac ‘n cheese, but it’s not really my thing anymore. I do think “comfort food” is usually dependent on what you grew  up eating, or what’s associated with good memories.

Home-made mac n’ cheese is more comforting that KD, any day! Might take longer to make, but the end result is scrumptious.

Same as you, anything from my childhood or soups/stews that make me feel all warm.  My favourite comfort food is pork chops smothered in mushroom sauce and rice…so delish.

I used to love Kraft Dinner, but I would never say it was a comfort food for me…and smothered in ketchup? Yig.  Your description sums it up, LOL>

Well, comfort food is by definition anything food that comforts you. For most people, this is something warm. Probably reminiscent of some sort of food they loved when they were young (hence why many Canadians love KD. But most Asian kids reach for instant noodle and congee.) Sometimes comfort food can be greasy (ie: like some soulfood – fried chicken).
For me, comfort food is mostly food from my youth… So fried rice noodles and fried chow mein. Not the kind you’d get at Manchuwok but the authentic type in restaurants and chinese take-out stands. Anything starchy usually reminds me of those youthful days. So Shanghai food. Pho. Congee. etc. Although, it doesn’t fit with my above comments, sushi is a comfort food for me as well.