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comfort food n (originally US)

Simple, comforting home-cooked-style food associated with one's formative years, often a staple of diners and other informal restaurants. Food, often high in carbohydrates or sugar, consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition. Today is National Comfort Food Day in the United States, an informal holiday created by the American food blogger John-Bryan Hopkins.

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