Comfort food

For the Noah Ashenhurst novel, see Comfort Food (novel).

Chicken soup, a common classic comfort food that is found across various cultures

Comfort food is food that provides a nostalgic or sentimental value to someone[1] and may be characterized by its high caloric nature associated with childhood or home cooking.[2] The nostalgia may be specific to an individual or it may apply to a specific culture.[3]

Definition and history

The term comfort food can be traced back at least to 1615, where in the beginning of the second part of Don Quixote, at the beginning of chapter one, Quixote's niece and her nurse (governess, housekeeper?, "ama") are told to pamper him, "to give him things to eat which are comforting and appropriate for the heart and the brain... ." Others trace it back to 1966, when the Palm Beach Post used it in a story: "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."[4] According to research by April White at JSTOR, it might have been Liza Minnelli who used the term for the first time in its modern meaning in an interview, admitting to craving a hamburger.[5]

When the term first appeared, newspapers used it in quotation marks. In the 1970s, the most popular comfort food in the United States were various potato dishes and chicken soup, but even at the time, the definition varied from person to person. During the next decades, the nature of comfort food changed in the US, shifting from savory dishes to sweet ones, while comfort food themed cookbooks started to spread and restaurants started to offer items labelled as such, when originally the term was used for food items consumed "home alone". Worldwide diet trends, emerging in the 1990s, like the low fat or the low-carb diet were unable to end the cravings for comfort food. Also in the 1990s the emergence of mass-produced food emerged which reshaped the idea of comfort food. The ability to produce and preserve food, such as canned goods, meant that comfort food became more available to those needed an extra reminder of home. For example those who were far away or under difficult conditions particularly war. According to White, the COVID-19 pandemic that hit the world in 2020 further strengthened people's need for comfort food that evokes nostalgia and the feeling of belonging.[5]

Psychological studies

Consuming energy-dense, high calorie, high fat, salt or sugar foods, such as ice cream or french fries, may trigger the reward system in the human brain, which gives a distinctive pleasure or temporary sense of emotional elevation and relaxation.[6][7] These feelings can also be induced by psychoactive ingredients found in other foods, such as coffee and chocolate.[8] When psychological conditions are present, people often use comfort food to treat themselves. Those with negative emotions tend to eat unhealthy food in an effort to experience the instant gratification that comes with it, even if only short-lived.[9]

One study divided college-students' comfort-food identifications into four categories (nostalgic foods, indulgence foods, convenience foods, and physical comfort foods) with a special emphasis on the deliberate selection of particular foods to modify mood or affect, and indications that the medical-therapeutic use of particular foods may ultimately be a matter of mood-alteration.[10]

The identification of particular items as comfort food may be idiosyncratic, though patterns are detectable. In one study of American preferences, "males preferred warm, hearty, meal-related comfort foods (such as steak, casseroles, and soup) while females instead preferred comfort foods that were more snack related (such as chocolate and ice cream). In addition, younger people preferred more snack-related comfort foods compared to those over 55 years of age." The study also revealed strong connections between consumption of comfort foods and feelings of guilt.[11]

Comfort food consumption is seen as a response to emotional stress and, consequently, as a key contributor to the epidemic of obesity in the United States.[12] The provocation of specific hormonal responses leading selectively to increases in abdominal fat is seen as a form of self-medication.[13]

Further studies suggest that consumption of comfort food is triggered in men by positive emotions, and by negative ones in women.[14] The stress effect is particularly pronounced among college-aged women, with only 33% reporting healthy eating choices during times of emotional stress.[15] For women specifically, these psychological patterns may be maladaptive.[16]

A therapeutic use of these findings includes offering comfort foods or "happy hour" beverages to anorectic geriatric patients whose health and quality of life otherwise decreases with reduced oral intake.[17]

Comfort foods provide emotional nutrition in the form of familiar tastes and a sense of security in stressful situations, but when taken in large quantities these foods become addictive and impair a person from engaging in new experiences or meeting challenges head-on. A reliance on comfort foods can stifle growth and transition, since the comfort foods are overused during times of transition and distress. The foods that people over-consume during stress periods leads to a state of emotional inertia where people may become resistant to necessary change or adaptation. This reliance on experience rather than interaction with present or upcoming situations eventually stifles the ability to thrive in fluid situations and inhibits the potential for personal growth.[18]

By region

A partial list by region of comfort foods around the world.

Afghanistan

Main article: Afghan cuisine

Comfort foods in Afghanistan are:

• Aushak – stuffed dumplings and sauce
• Bolani – filled flatbread[19]
• Borani Banjan or Borani-e-Banjan – baked eggplant with yogurt sauce
• Borani Kadoo or Borani-e-Kado – sweet and savory braised pumpkin with yogurt sauce[20]
• Chainaki – lamb stew, traditionally served in a bowl lined with naan, and cooked in a clay vessel known as a chainak[21]
• Chalaw or Challow – steamed rice with spices
• Kabuli palaw or Qabuli Pulao – steamed rice with raisins, carrots, and lamb[20]
• Karahai – meat cooked in a traditional karahi pot
• Kebab – grilled skewered meat[19]
• Korma Gosht or Qorma-e-Gosht – braised meat[22]
• Mantu – meat-stuffed dumpling[19][22]
• Naan – flatbread[20]
• Sabzi Palu – spinach (sabzi) with spices
• Sher Berinj – rice pudding[23]

Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

Main articles: Australian cuisine, New Zealand cuisine, and South African cuisine

A Pavlova garnished with fruit and cream

Comfort foods in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa may include:

• Braised lamb shanks[24][25]
• Bread and butter pudding[24][25]
• Butterscotch apple dumplings[25]
• Casserole (beef or chicken)[25]
• Chicken soup[25]
• Fish and Chips
• Golden syrup pikelets[25]
• Honey and oat slices[25]
• Hot chips[24]
• Lamingtons[26]
• Mashed potatoes[24][25]
• Meat pie[24][25]
• Pea and ham soup[25]
• Pie floater[27]
• Porridge, topped with brown sugar or honey, yogurt, nuts, and fruit[25]
• Potato wedges[24]
• Pumpkin soup[25]
• Rice custard[25]
• Roast meat (beef, chicken, or pork with crackling)[24][25]
• Roast potatoes[25]
• Sausage and mash[25]
• Sausage roll[24]
• Shepherd's pie[25]
• Spaghetti[25]
• Steak and kidney pie[25]
• Sticky date pudding[24][25]
• Vegemite or Marmite on toast[28]

Austria

Main article: Austrian cuisine

Wiener Schnitzel

Austrian (and especially Viennese) comfort foods may include the following foods:

• Apfelstrudel
• Fiakergulasch
• Fleischlaberln
• Frankfurter
• Frittatensuppe
• Grammelschmalz
• Grießnockerlsuppe
• Gulaschsuppe
• Käsekrainer
• Kaiserschmarrn
• Mannerschnitten
• Palatschinken
• Paprikahendl
• Sachertorte
• Schinkenfleckerln
• Schweinsbraten
• Topfenstrudel
• Wiener Schnitzel
• Zwetschkenknödel

Brazil

Main article: Brazilian cuisine

Brigadeiro, a truffle-like confection

• Brigadeiro, a dessert common in children birthday parties
• Flan

Canada

Main article: Canadian cuisine

A plate of classic poutine at a Montreal restaurant

• Butter tart / Tarte au sucre – small sweet tart-shaped pastries[29][30][31]
• Cake[32]
• Cheesecake[33]
• Chili and beans[34]
• Chocolate bars[31]
• Cookies[30]
• Fish and chips[35]
• Fried chicken[32]
• Fried rice[36]
• Ginger beef[37]
• Grilled cheese sandwich[30][35][36][38]
• Hamburger[38][30]
• Ice cream[31][32]
• Lasagna[32][39]
• Macaroni and cheese[30][31][32][35][36][38][40]
• Nanaimo bar[31][35]
• Pancakes with maple syrup[30][38]
• Pea soup[36]
• Pierogies[36]
• Pizza[36][30][38]
• Potatoes such as French fries, Hash browns, Mashed potatoes,[32] Potato chips,[31] and Potato salad
• Poutine[28][29][30][31][35][36][38]
• Roast meat (beef, chicken, Turkey or pork with crackling)[24][25]
• Roast potatoes[25]
• Rhubarb pie[39]
• Sausage and mash[25]
• Sausage roll[24]
• Scrambled eggs on toast[36]
• Shepherd's pie[25]
• Spaghetti[25]
• Steak and kidney pie[25]
• Tourtière – meat pie with pork and lard[29]

Egypt

Main article: Egyptian cuisine

Ful medames served with hard-boiled eggs, a staple in Egypt

• Basbousa – sweet unleavened cake
• Falafel – fried bean ball[41]
• Fatteh – meat soup on cooked rice with crisp flatbread with garlic sauce[42]
• Ful medames – bean stew[43][44]
• Hawawshi – pita bread stuffed with flavored meat[45]
• Kushari – casserole of rice, macaroni, and vegetables[46]
• Macarona béchamel – baked pasta dish with ground meat and béchamel sauce[47]
• Sahlab – winter beverage from Orchis flour[48]
• Mulukhiyah – soup or stew made with jute mallow leaves[49][50]
• Om Ali – Pastry mixed with milk, nuts and sometimes coconut flakes topped with cream or butter and baked[51]

France

A madeleine. A madeleine de Proust is a French expression specifically referring to Marcel Proust's description of comfort food in In Search of Lost Time.

Main article: French cuisine

• Crème caramel – custard dessert[52]
• French onion soup – onion soup with cheese and bread[52]
• Gratin dauphinois – potato slices baked with cream[28]
• Pâté – cold meat paste[52]
• Pot-au-feu – beef stew[53]

Germany

Main article: German cuisine

Flädlesuppe

German comfort foods may include the following foods:

• Arme Ritter
• Auszogne
• Bouletten, Frikadellen, Fleischpflanzerl etc.
• Bratkartoffeln[54]
• Currywurst[54]
• Flädlesuppe[55]
• Fleischsalat
• Frankfurter
• Franzbrötchen
• Gaisburger Marsch
• Hamburger Aalsuppe
• Hamburger Labskaus
• Kartoffelpuffer[55]
• Käsespätzle[55][54]
• Klöße[55][54]
• Kohlrouladen[55]
• Leberkäse
• Laugenbrezn, Laugengebäck
• Maultaschen[55]
• Mett
• Münchner Weißwürscht
• Nürnberger Lebkuchen
• Nürnberger Rostbratwurst
• Obazda
• Pichlstoana
• Regensburger
• Rote Grütze
• Rindsrouladen[55]
• Sauerbraten[55]
• Saumagen
• Schwäbische Spätzle
• Schlachtplatte
• Schnitzel[54]
• Schweinshaxn
• Spanferkel
• Steckerlfisch
• Schweinsbraten

Greece

Main article: Greek cuisine

• Pastitsio[56]
• Moussaka[57]
• Gemista[58]
• Gyros[57]
• Keftedakia – meatballs[58]
• Koulourakia[58]
• Dolmadakia
• Souvlaki[57]

Hong Kong

Main article: Hong Kong cuisine

• Baked pork chop rice– a type of Hong Kong-style western cuisine[59]
• Cart noodle – an à la carte noodle dish traditionally sold using carts[60]
• Cha Chaan Teng – a Hong Kong style place to eat comfort food[61]
• Dim Sum – small bite-sized portions of food served in small steamer baskets during yum cha[62]
• Egg Tart[63]
• Hotpot[64]
• Macaroni in broth – a type of Hong Kong-style western cuisine[65]
• Pineapple Bun – a type of pastry that resembles a pineapple[65]
• Put chai ko – a palm-sized pudding cake snack
• Siu Mei (including char siu) – meats roasted on spits over an open fire or in a large rotisserie oven[65]

Hungary

Main article: Hungarian cuisine

Puliszka with curd cheese and smoked lard (left) and plum preserve (right)

• Aranygaluska – dough balls rolled in a mixture of sugar and crushed nuts[66][67]
• Goulash soup[67]
• Chicken soup[66][67]
• Lángos – yeast dough deep fried in oil with various toppings[68]
• Madártej – meringue floating on crème anglaise[66]
• Chicken paprikash[66][67]
• Paprikás krumpli [hu] – potato stew with paprika[68]
• Pörkölt – meat stew with paprika[67]
• Puliszka – polenta with toppings[66]
• Rántott hús – a type of Snitzel; but also fried chicken is called the same way[67]
• Tejbegríz – Semolina pudding[66]
• Tojásos nokedli – small, plump soft noodles with eggs[66]

India

Main article: Indian cuisine

• Biryani – Mutton, chicken, beef or lamb[69]
• Chaat[70]
• Curd rice – Rice mixed with yogurt[70][71]
• Curry
• Cutlet[72]
• Dal chawal – particularly in North India
• Fish fry
• Kachori[73]
• Kadhi chawal - curd curry with rice[71]
• Rolls
• Maachh-bhaat
• Momo
• Sambar
• Samosa[74]
• Puri – Fried flatbread[75]
• Masala Dosa – rice crepes, with or without a filling of potatoes and onion[76]
• Khichdi – Made with Rice and Legumes (lentils, mung beans)[70]
• Pav bhaji – Curry served with buttered buns.
• Radhaballavi – Deep-fried flatbread with a filling
• Rajma chawal – rice with beans[70]
• Rasam and Curd rice – particularly in South India
• Vada Pav

Indonesia

Main article: Indonesian cuisine

Bubur ayam (chicken congee) is an Indonesian comfort food.

Some popular Indonesian foods are considered to be comfort food, usually served hot or warm, and either soupy or with a soft texture. Most of them are high in carbs or fat, such as congee, fried rice, and noodles which are high in carbs; while meatballs and grilled skewered meats contain fair amounts of fat and salt. Comfort foods often are the kind of food that provides nostalgic sentiments, as they often called masakan rumahan (home cooking) or masakan ibu (mother's dishes). In Indonesia, the warm and soft texture of bubur ayam is believed to help people to recover during convalescence.[77] Sayur sop or sup ayam is Indonesian chicken soup that often sought during flu. The warm soup contains chunk of chicken, bits of potato, carrot, and common green bean served in chicken stock.[78]

Some Indonesian comfort foods are traditional Indonesian food and some are derived from Chinese influences.

• Bakmi or mie ayam – noodles (mi) with pork (bak) or chicken (ayam)[79]

Indonesian comfort foods include:

• Bakso – meatball soup[77][80][81]
• Bubur ayam – chicken congee[77]
• Gado-gado – salad containing vegetables, tempeh and egg in peanut sauce[82]
• Indomie Mi goreng – fried noodle[77][83]

For some Indonesians, especially those who are abroad, comfort food may include a favourite brand or type of Indonesian instant noodles, such as Indomie Mi goreng mentioned already.[83]

• Nasi goreng – fried rice[81]
• Nasi tim – steamed chicken rice[84][85]
• Sayur sop or sup ayam – Indonesian chicken and vegetables soup[78]
• Sate – skewered barbecue with peanut sauce[81]
• Soto ayam – spicy chicken soup[77][86]

Ireland

Main article: Irish cuisine

• Bangers and mash[87]
• Coddle[88]
• Colcannon[87]
• Fish and chips[87]
• Full Irish breakfast[87]
• Irish stew[88][87]
• Shepherd's pie[88][87]
• Soda bread[87]
• Spice bag[87]
• 3-in-1 (egg-fried rice, chips, and curry sauce)[88]

Italy

Main article: Italian cuisine

Panna cotta

• Bruschetta[89]
• Cacciucco – fish stew[89]
• Crostini – small toasted bread slices with toppings[89]
• Gnocchi – small soft dough dumplings[90][89]
• Lasagne – flat noodles (pasta) layered with meat, cheese and tomato sauce[91][92]
• Pasta all'amatriciana – pasta with guanciale, tomato sauce and pecorino cheese[93][89]
• Pasta alla carbonara – pasta with egg, guanciale, and pecorino cheese[89]
• Nutella – sweet spread of cocoa and hazelnuts[94]
• Panna cotta – sweetened cream thickened with gelatin[89]
• Pizza – baked flatbread with toppings[89]
• Porchetta – boneless pork roast[89]
• Risotto[89]

Japan

Main article: Japanese cuisine

In Japan, there is an expression called "Taste of Mom(おふくろの味)".

• Curry Rice/Kare Raisu – Stewed vegetables - most commonly potato, onion, and carrot - in a mild curry sauce, sometimes with meat[95]
• Chazuke/ochazuke – rice with green tea[96][97][98]
• Miso soup – soybean-flavored clear soup[96]
• Mochi – rice cake[98]
• Onigiri – rice ball[96][98]
• Ramen – soup with thin noodles[98][99]
• Takoyaki – octopus balls[98]
• Tempura – battered, deep-fried pieces of meat or vegetables[96][98]
• Udon – soup with thick noodles[96][98]

• Tamago kake gohan - cooked rice topped with raw egg[100]

Philippines

Main article: Filipino cuisine

Pork adobo

• Adobo – A salt and vinegar marinated meat stew, with a large amount of local and regional variations.[101][102]
• Arroz Caldo / Lugaw – A thick, savory rice porridge, often served as breakfast, on rainy days, or when sick.[103][104]
• Batchoy – A noodle soup with a variety of meats.[105]
• Filipino spaghetti - Sweet and savory spaghetti[106]
• Ginataan – A coconut cream-based dessert soup with candied banana, sticky rice balls, sagó (tapioca balls), taro, and langkâ (jackfruit).[107]
• Bulalo – A beef bone marrow soup.[104]
• Champorado – Chocolate rice porridge, sometimes served savory (as with tuyô)[28][108][104]
• Dinuguan - A pork blood and offal stew.[108]
• Halo-halo – A cold, crushed ice dessert dish of mixed sweets in fruits, with milk and topped with ice cream and leche flan.[101][105]
• Kare-kare – A stew of ox tripe and oxtail in a peanut sauce. It is regarded as a local variant of Indian curry.[102]
• Lumpia – Fried or fresh spring rolls with vegetable or meat filling.[102]
• Lomi – A hot noodle soup with distinctly thick egg noodles.[104]
• Pancit – A class of noodles, almost always fried or stir-fried, and often served during birthday celebrations.[102][109]
• puto – Steamed rice cakes[108]
• Sinampalukan - Sour, tamarind-based chicken soup[110][111]
• Sinigang – A classification of sour soups with different configurations of meats, vegetables, and souring agents.[101][104][105]
• Sopas - A creamy soup (usually made with chicken) with elbow macaroni.[104][112][113]
• Suman – Another type of glutinous rice cake[105]
• Tsokolate – Hot chocolate drink made with cacao, served with or without milk.[104]

Poland

Main article: Polish cuisine

Steamed pierogi, with fried onions on top

Some Polish comfort food include:

• Soups and stews
  • Bigos – "hunters' stew"[114]
  • Barszcz z uszkami – a variant of borscht, a clear beetroot soup with forest mushrooms dumplings[115]
  • Gulasz – goulash / meat and vegetable stew[116]
  • Kapuśniak – sour cabbage soup (sauerkraut soup)
  • Rosół – chicken soup with fine noodles[117][116]
  • Zupa grzybowa – wild mushroom soup
  • Zupa ogórkowa – sour cucumber soup[117]
  • Zupa pomidorowa – clear tomato soup with rice or noodles[117]
  • Zupa szczawiowa – sorrel soup served with boiled egg[117]
  • Żurek – sour rye soup[114][115]
• Budyń waniliowy z malinami – vanilla pudding with raspberries^[citation needed]
• Kotlet schabowy – pork schnitzel[115]
• Golonka – stewed or roasted ham hock[115]
• Kopytka – small potato dumpling[115]
• Łazanki – large flat noodles with fried sauerkraut
• Makaron ze śmietaną i truskawkami – pasta with cream and strawberries[118]
• Naleśniki z twarogiem – pancakes with milk curd[115]
• Pierogi – filled dumplings[28][119][114]
• Placki ziemniaczane – potato pancakes[118]
• Sernik – baked cheesecake
• Śledź w oleju – pickled herring^[citation needed]
• Zasmażana kapusta - braised sauerkraut
• Zapiekanka – toasted open-face sandwich[115]

Puerto Rico

Arroz con pollo: chicken with rice

Some Puerto Rican comfort foods include:

• Arroz con gandules – rice with pigeon peas[120][121]
• Arroz con pollo – rice with chicken[120]
• Bistec encebollado – steak and onions[122]
• Carne Guisada – stewed beef[121]
• Carne mechada – Puerto Rican style meatloaf
• Churrasco – grilled flank or skirt steak[122]
• Cuchifritos and Fritanga – assortments of fried appetizers (alcapurrias, bacalaitos, pastelitos/pastelillos, piononos, sorullos/sorullitos)[122][120][121]
• Habichuelas guisadas con calabaza – beans stewed with pumpkin[122]
• Lechón asado – roast pork[122]
• Mixta – white rice, stewed beans with pumpkin and stewed meat with potatoes and carrots
• Mofongo and trifongo – fried mashed green plantains[122][123]
• Mofongo relleno de mariscos, carne o pollo – Fried mashed green plantains stuffed with seafood, meat or chicken[120]
• Pasteles – Puerto Rican tamales[121]
• Pastelón de plátano maduro – ripe banana casserole with ground beef and cheddar cheese[121]
• Pinchos – Puerto Rican skewers[123]
• Tostones – fried plantain slices[122][123]

Romania

Main article: Romanian cuisine

Papanași

Romanian comfort foods may include:

• Brânzoaică – soft cake filled with sweet cheese[124]
• Chocolate salami – dessert made from cocoa, broken biscuits and butter[125]
• Ciorbă de perișoare – sour soup with meatballs[126]
• Cozonac – sweet yeast dough[127]
• Greta Garbo cake – sheets of dough, filled with fruit jam and glazed with chocolate[128]
• Mititei – grilled ground meat rolls[129]
• Papanași – traditional fried or boiled pastry[129]
• Roasted eggplant salad – chopped roasted eggplants[129]
• Salată de boeuf – chopped beef and root vegetables[127]
• Sarmale – stuffed cabbage leaves[127]
• Stuffed peppers – hollowed peppers filled with meat and rice[130]

Russia

Main article: Russian cuisine

Solyanka

Russian comfort foods may include:

• Bliny – pancakes or crepes[131]
• Borscht[131]
• Dressed herring – layered herring salad[132]
• Golubtsy – cabbage rolls[28][131]
• Kasha – porridge[131]
• Kotlety – meatballs[131]
• Kholodets – savory gelatin
• Kulebyaka - a fish pie
• Kvass – fermented drink made with bread
• Napoleon – layered cake with layers of pastry and cream
• Okroshka – cold vegetable soup
• Oladyi – small thick pancakes or fritters[133]
• Olivier salad – mayo, sausage and vegetable salad[131]
• Pelmeni – meat-filled dumpling[131]
• Pirozhki – buns with various fillings[131]
• Rassolnik – soup with pickles
• Shashlik – skewered and grilled cubes of meat
• Shchi – predominantly cabbage soup
• Solyanka – spicy and sour soup[134]
• Syrniki – cottage cheese pancakes[133]
• Ukha – fish-based clear soup
• Vareniki – filled dumplings (see pierogi for Poland)
• Vinegret – a salad made of diced vegetables, normally sour
• Zakuski – an array of dishes to supplement main courses

South Korea

Main article: Korean cuisine

Seolleongtang

• Tteokbokki – rice cakes in spicy chili stew[135]
• Kimbap – cooked rice rolled in seaweed and stuffed with vegetables or meat[135]
• Samgyeopsal – roasted pork belly[136]
• Mandu – dumplings with various fillings[136]
• Soups and stews
  • Kimchi jjigae – spicy stew made with kimchi[135]
  • Haejang-guk – vegetables and meat in beef broth[135]
  • Sundubu-jjigae – soft tofu stew[135]
  • Seolleongtang – ox bone soup[135]
  • Budae-jjigae – "army stew" with noodles, Spam, vegetables and other ingredients[137][136]
  • Kalguksu – soup with handmade noodles[136]

Spain

Main article: Spanish cuisine

Chocolate con churros

• Castañas asadas – roasted chestnuts[138]
• Chocolate con churros – hot chocolate drink with fried dough[139]
• Savoury coca
• Mar y montaña [ast] ("Sea and Mountain") dishes, which combine meat and seafood
• Embutido, a generic name for different kinds of cured pork meat, including fuet (a characteristic type of dried sausage), salchichón or longaniza (salami) and different kinds of cold cut botifarra.
• Cordero asado – grilled lamb^[citation needed]
• Fried seafood, such as boquerones fritos (fried anchovies) and calamares fritos (fried squid)
• Gazpacho – cold vegetable soup^[citation needed]
• Jamón serrano – Serrano ham[138]
• Pan tumaca (bread smeared with tomato and olive oil, and sometimes garlic)
• Aioli (sauce which is an emulsion of garlic and olive oil. The name literally means "garlic and oil" in Catalan)
• Catalan-style cod (with raisins and pine nuts)
• Escalivada (various grilled vegetables)
• Escudella y carne de la olla (a broth, it may be served as soup with pasta and minced meats and vegetables, or as the soup first and then the rest)
• Canelones (Cannelloni with a bechamel sauce)
• Fricandó [es]
• Esqueixada (salted cod salad with tomato and onion)
• Judías con botifarra (beans and pork sausage)
• Suquet [es] (a seafood casserole)
• Calçot (specially cultivated onion, grilled and served as a "Calçotada")
• Paella – rice with saffron, cooked in a shallow pan[140]
• Sausage, such as chorizo, morcilla, and salchichón^[citation needed]
• Sobao – sweet bread[138]
• Stew, such as cocido madrileño (Madrid stew)[141]
• Tarta de Santiago – almond cake or tart[140]
• Caragols a la llauna (cooked snails)
• Sonsos and many other Mediterranean fresh fish
• Crema catalana (custard made from egg yolks, milk, sugar, lemon zest and cinnamon)
• Panellets (bite-sized cakes in different shapes, mostly round, made mainly of marzipan)
• Torreznos – bacon[138]
• Tortilla española or tortilla de patata – potato omelet[140][142]

Switzerland

Main article: Swiss cuisine

Fondue is an emblematic comfort food.[143]

Traditional Swiss cuisine is characterized by its simplicity and extensive use of dairy products like cheese, cream and butter. Fruits (often apple compote) are also used in many (main) dishes,[144] notably Älplermagronen and Maluns.

• Älplermagronen
• Capuns
• Cholera
• Fondue
• Maluns
• Pizzoccheri
• Raclette
• Rösti (with various accompaniments)
• Wähe (with various ingredients)

Taiwan

Dan zai noodles

Main articles: Chinese cuisine and Taiwanese cuisine

• Beef noodle soup[145]
• Dan zai noodles – noodles and prawn with broth[146]
• Minced pork rice[146]
• Oyster omelette[147]
• Red bean soup[148]
• Small sausage in large sausage – grilled sausage in a rice casing[147]
• Tangyuan – filled rice dumplings in sweet syrup[148]

Turkey

Mantı, with yogurt and red pepper sauce

Main article: Turkish cuisine

Some Turkish comfort foods are:

• Mantı – spicy meat dumpling[149][150][151]
• Kuru fasulye – bean and tomato stew[28][151][152]
• Pilav – rice dish[153]
• Mercimek Çorbası – a soup based on lentils[154]
• Börek – baked filled pastries, a wide variety of regional variations of börek exists
• Menemen - commonly eaten for breakfast[155]
• Yaprak Sarma - stuffed grape leaves[151]
• Gözleme - a stuffed flatbread , commonly stuffed with spinach, minced meat and potato mash[151]
• Lahmacun[152]
• Pide[152]
• Tarhana soup[154]

Ukraine

Main article: Ukrainian cuisine

Ukrainian comfort foods include, but aren't limitied to:

• Borscht — beetroots soup, also there are few variants:
  • Green borscht
  • White borscht
  • Cabbage borscht
• Deruny — potato pancakes with sour cream
• Holubtsi — small, medium or large rolls with prepared rice
  • Cabbage roll
  • Grape leaves roll
• Kasha — kind of porridge
• Kolach — sweet, round shaped pastry
• Mlynci — pancakes.
  • Nalysnyky — pancakes with fillings
• Pampushky — small savory or sweet yeast-raised bun
• Pyrizhky — baked or fried small donuts with different (mostly fruits or meat) fillings. (Not to be confused with Polish PiErogi or Russian PirogI)
• Syrnyky — fried quark pancakes, garnished with sour cream
• Varennia — jam
• Varenyky — Filled dumplings cooked at boiling water
• Vinegret — Beans and potato salad colored with beetroots

United Kingdom

Main articles: British cuisine, English cuisine, Scottish cuisine, Welsh cuisine, Northern Irish cuisine, and Cornish cuisine

Bangers and mash is a British comfort food.[156]

United Kingdom comfort foods include:

• Bacon butty (bacon sandwich)[157][158][159]
• Bangers and mash – sausages and mashed potatoes[156][158][159][160]
• Biscuit
• Cauliflower cheese[158][160][161][162]
• Chicken tikka masala[160][161][162]
• Cornish pasty[158][160]
• Cottage pie (Shepherd's pie)[158][159][160][161]
• Custard[161]
• Curry – India-inspired stew over rice[159]
• Egg and chips[159][163]
• Egg and soldiers – toast sliced into approximately six to eight pieces lengthwise, to dip into soft-boiled egg yolk[159][164]
• Fish and chips[158][159][165]
• Fish finger sandwich
• Fruit crumble – stewed fruit with crumbly topping[28][158][160][161]
• Full English breakfast[158][159]
• Lancashire hotpot[161]
• Pies
  • Cheese pie, with potatoes or other savory ingredients[160][161]
  • Fish pie[160][161][166]
  • Pork pie[158]
  • Steak and kidney pie[161]
• Potatoes
  • Jacket potato[159]
  • Mashed potatoes
• Puddings
  • Bread and butter pudding[161]
  • Jam roly-poly – suet pudding rolled in a spiral with jam[167]
  • Rice pudding[160][161]
  • Spotted dick – steamed pudding with dried fruit[158]
  • Sticky toffee pudding[160]
  • Treacle pudding[158][161]
• Roasted meat, such as Beef[28][158][159][160] or chicken[158][160]
• Scotch egg – hard-boiled egg baked in sausage[158][160]
• Soups and stews
  • Beef stew with dumplings[159]
  • Cock-a-leekie soup[158]
  • Scouse – meat stew[162]
  • Potato, leek, and Stilton soup
• Stottie cake – heavy, round bread[168]
• Toad in the hole – sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding[159][160][161]
• Toast
  • Baked beans on toast[159]
  • Welsh Rarebit – hot cheese sauce on toast[160][161]
• Toastie – grilled sandwich[161]
• Tea
• Yorkshire pudding[158][160][169]

United States

Main article: American cuisine

Macaroni and cheese is an American comfort food.[170]

American comfort foods may include the following foods:

• Apple pie[171]
• Beef stew
• Biscuits and gravy[172][173]
• Breakfast cereal[174]
• Burritos[173]
• Cake[172][175]
• Casseroles[175][176]
• Cheeseburgers
• Chicken and dumplings[175]
• Chicken fried steak[175]
• Chicken soup[172][173]
• Chili[170][172][175]
• Chili mac[177]
• Chocolate[178]
• Chocolate chip cookies[172][175]
• Chowders: Clam chowder, Shrimp chowder, Corn chowder, etc.[172][175]
• Cornbread[175]
• Corned beef and cabbage
• Cupcakes[172][175]
• Fluffernutter
• French fries[172][173]
• Fried chicken[28][172][173][175]
• Green bean casserole[175]
• Green chile stew
• Grilled cheese sandwich[172][173] and tomato soup[175]
• Grits[4][175]
• Hotdish
• Ice cream[172][175]
• Lasagna[175]
• Macaroni and cheese[170][172][173][175]
• Mashed potatoes[28][172][173][175]
• Meatloaf[172][175]
• Peanut butter[179]
• Peanut butter and jelly sandwich[180]
• Pepperoni rolls[181]
• Pizza[28][173]
• Popcorn[178]
• Potato chips[178]
• Pot roast[175][182][183]
• Red beans and rice[175][184]
• Tamale pie[185]
• Tapioca pudding
• Tuna casserole[186]

See also

• Diet food
• Dish (food)
• Emotional eating
• Food group
• Food presentation
• Haute cuisine
• List of foods
• List of nutrition guides
• Outline of food preparation
• Portion size
• Whole food

References

1. "Definition of COMFORT FOOD". Merriam-Webster. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
2. "Comfort food". WordNet 3.1. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. Rufus, Anneli (23 June 2011). "How comfort foods work like Prozac". Gilt Taste. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015. ()
4. Romm, Cari (3 April 2015). "Why Comfort Food Comforts". The Atlantic. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
5. "A Brief History of Comfort Food". JSTOR daily. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
6. Heshmat, Shahram (28 September 2016). "5 Reasons Why We Crave Comfort Foods". Psychology Today. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
7. Wansink, Brian; Sangerman, Cynthia (July 2000). "Engineering comfort foods". American Demographics: 66–7.
8. Preedy, Victor R.; Watson, Ronald Ross; Martin, Colin R. Martin (2011). Handbook of Behavior, Food and Nutrition. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 618. ISBN 9780387922713. Chocolate is a recognized comfort food, i.e. eating chocolate can alleviate stress, reduce negative emotional states, and even increase tolerance to pain. These effects may be the result of activation of brain pathways known to combat stress, process pain, and to regulate emotions.
9. "The Science behind Comfort Food - Desert Hope". Desert Hope. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
10. Locher, Julie L.; Yoels, William C.; Maurer, Donna; Van Ells, Jillian (2005). "Comfort Foods: An Exploratory Journey into the Social and Emotional Significance of Food". Food and Foodways. 13 (4): 273–97. doi:10.1080/07409710500334509. S2CID 145287055.
11. Wansink, B; Cheney, M; Chan, N (2003). "Exploring comfort food preferences across age and gender". Physiology & Behavior. 79 (4–5): 739–47. doi:10.1016/S0031-9384(03)00203-8. PMID 12954417. S2CID 14248350.
12. Dallman, Mary F.; Pecoraro, Norman; Akana, Susan F.; La Fleur, Susanne E.; Gomez, Francisca; Houshyar, Hani; Bell, M. E.; Bhatnagar, Seema; Laugero, Kevin D.; Manalo, Sotara (2003). "Chronic stress and obesity: A new view of 'comfort food'". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100 (20): 11696–701. Bibcode:2003PNAS..10011696D. doi:10.1073/pnas.1934666100. JSTOR 3147854. PMC 208820. PMID 12975524.
13. Dallman, Mary F.; Pecoraro, Norman C.; La Fleur, Susanne E. (2005). "Chronic stress and comfort foods: Self-medication and abdominal obesity". Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 19 (4): 275–80. doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2004.11.004. PMID 15944067. S2CID 13915063.
14. Dube, L; Lebel, J; Lu, J (2005). "Affect asymmetry and comfort food consumption". Physiology & Behavior. 86 (4): 559–67. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.424.1134. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2005.08.023. PMID 16209880. S2CID 1345114.
15. Kandiah, Jayanthi; Yake, Melissa; Jones, James; Meyer, Michaela (2006). "Stress influences appetite and comfort food preferences in college women". Nutrition Research. 26 (3): 118–23. doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2005.11.010.
16. Lebel, J; Lu, J; Dube, L (2008). "Weakened biological signals: Highly-developed eating schemas amongst women are associated with maladaptive patterns of comfort food consumption". Physiology & Behavior. 94 (3): 384–92. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.02.005. PMID 18325547. S2CID 13301823.
17. Wood, Paulette; Vogen, Barbra D (1998). "Feeding the anorectic client: Comfort foods and happy hour". Geriatric Nursing. 19 (4): 192–4. doi:10.1016/S0197-4572(98)90153-7. PMID 9866509.
18. Wood, Stacy; article., John Deighton served as editor and Mary Frances Luce served as associate editor for this (2010). "The Comfort Food Fallacy: Avoiding Old Favorites in Times of Change". Journal of Consumer Research. 36 (6): 950–963. doi:10.1086/644749. ISSN 0093-5301. {{cite journal}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
19. Ibrahim, Mariam (4 July 2013). "Dining Out: Afghan Chopan Kebab House offers comfort food". Edmonton.
20. Baer, Adam (13 September 2012). "Afghan Comfort Cuisine". Men's Journal. American Media Inc.
21. Bulos, Nabih (18 October 2022). "Afghanistan's traditional delicacy chainaki and a master chef endure in Kabul". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
22. Mishan, Ligaya (29 November 2018). "At Nansense, Afghan Comfort Comes From an Unlikely Place: a Former Mail Truck". The New York Times.
23. Darlene (30 April 2014). "Sheer Birinj – Afghan Rice Pudding". International Cuisine.
24. "Australian Comfort Food Recipes". Food.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
25. "Ultimate Comfort Food". ninemsn Food. ninemsn. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013.
26. Romero, Jo (27 September 2012). "Comfort foods from around the world". Yahoo! Lifestyle UK. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013.
27. Marks, Kathy (6 December 2003). "Adelaide's 'pie floater' fights losing battle in fast food war". The Independent.
28. "33 comfort foods from around the world". MSN. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
29. "Canadian Comfort Food: A collection of uniquely Canadian Cuisine". Historica Canada (The Canadian Encyclopedia ). Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
30. Kelsey, Sarah (20 October 2011). "Canadian Comfort Food: The Bad-For-Us Foods We Can't Resist". HuffPost Canada. The Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
31. Duncan, Lindsay (14 June 2017). "22 Foods You Can Only Get In Canada". Forkly. Concourse Media. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
32. The Canadian Living Test Kitchen. "15 recipes for the ultimate comfort food". Canadian Living. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
33. "Cashew and tofu merge for creamy vegan cheesecake: Cookbook author and food blogger Sam Turnbull says recipe tastes just like traditional cheesecake". CBC News Ottawa. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
34. Abraham, Lois (13 March 2016). "'Homegrown' cookbook a labour of love and salute to Canada's producers". Ottawa Citizen. Toronto: Postmedia Network Inc. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
35. Wilson-Smith, Meghan. "Top Spots for 14 Wintry Canadian Comfort Food Favourites". WHERE Canada. St. Joseph Media Inc. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
36. McLean, Dorothy Cummings (14 January 2016). "Anglo-Canadian Comfort Food". The Historical House. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
37. Rose, Nick (24 April 2017). "How Chop Suey and Ginger Beef Helped Canada Discover Itself". Munchies. VICE Media LLC. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
38. Kelsey, Sarah (20 October 2011). "Canadian Comfort Food: The Bad-For-Us Foods We Can't Resist". HuffPost Living. The Huffington Post Canada.
39. Ruiz Leotaud, Valentina (28 April 2016). "Comfort food now caters to Canadian locavores". National Observer. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
40. "Top 10 Things to Add to Your Mac 'n' Cheese". Food Network Canada. Corus Entertainment Inc. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
41. "Baladi Chic: Cairo's New Comfort Food". CNN Travel. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
42. "Egypt Travel Guide". Afar. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
43. "Ramadan recipe: a healthy and hearty foul medames". The National News. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
44. One-Hour Comfort: Quick, Cozy, Modern Dishes for All Your Cravings. America's Test Kitchen. 2021. p. 30. ISBN 9781948703833.
45. "Beef Hawawshi sandwiches from the Eat, Habibi, Eat! cookbook". Eat North. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
46. "Koshari, the comfort food from Egypt". Tribune India. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
47. Mark McWilliams (2016). Food and Communication: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2015. Oxford Symposium. p. 15. ISBN 9781909248496.
48. "7 Egyptian Comfort Foods Perfect For Winter". localguidetoegypt.com. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
49. Fabricant, Florence (3 August 2020). "A Digital School Cookbook to Aid Families". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
50. Rochlin, Margy (5 December 2018). "Why you should be eating molokhia and how to make this delicious superfood soup". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
51. "Celebrating Om Ali on Eat an Extra Dessert Day". Egyptian Streets. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
52. Davis, Hilary (1 August 2014). French Comfort Food. Gibbs Smith. p. Table of Contents. ISBN 978-1423636984.
53. Walhout, Hannah (22 March 2017). "Pot-au-Feu: The Ultimate French Comfort Food". Food & Wine. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
54. "10 German comfort foods to try this fall". Stars and Stripes Europe. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
55. "10 German comfort foods for the winter". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
56. "Traditional Greek Pastitsio recipe: the ultimate comfort food". Greek City Times. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
57. "Bell Greek serving up Greek comfort food in Midlothian and Chester". WTVR. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
58. "What is Comfort Food? Which Greek dishes are considered comfort foods?". Little Cooking Tips. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
59. "Hong Kong's top 10 best pork chop rice dishes". TimeOut Hong Kong. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
60. "Hong Kong's 'cart noodles' are irresistible to many, but certainly not worth dying for amid the Covid-19 pandemic". South China Morning Post. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
61. "Comfort Food in Hong Kong". The New York Times. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012.
62. "How culinary icon dim sum connects Hong Kong people and reflects city's dynamic ability for reinvention". South China Morning Post. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
63. "Comfort food from Hong Kong's best". Asia One. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
64. "Hong Kong's hot pot obsession". BBC. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
65. "13 best cha chaan teng in Hong Kong". TimeOut Hong Kong. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
66. "Pontosan mi is az a comfort food? A fogalom, ami mindenkinek egy kicsit mást jelent" (in Hungarian). Dining Guide. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
67. "Top 5 magyar COMFORT FOOD - amiktől újra az anyaméhben érzed magad" (in Hungarian). Nosalty. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
68. "Íme az az 5 magyar comfort food, amelyre érdemes lenne a világ" (in Hungarian). Ízes Élet. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
69. "Chicken biryani is hot stuff in India as it tops the takeaway charts". The Times. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
70. "11 Comfort Foods Every Indian Loves in Times of Stress". india.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
71. "From Curd Rice to Kadhi Chawal: 5 Classic Indian Curd-Based Comfort Foods Of All Times". NDTV. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
72. "Monsoon special: Enjoy crispy bread patties today". The Indian Express. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
73. "Make Your Snacktime Delicious With 5 Classic Kachori Recipes". NDTV. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
74. "Egypt's gift to India: the samosa, popular fried pastry snack named after the pyramids". South China Morning Post. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
75. "Puri Bhaji Recipe: The Ultimate Desi Comfort Food For A Quick And Easy Dinner". NDTV. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
76. "Dosa: India's wholesome fast food obsession". BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
77. Fitria Rahmadianti (26 September 2012). "Comfort Food, Makanan Yang Bikin Nyaman dan Kangen" (in Indonesian). Detik Food. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
78. Christina Andhika Setyanti (13 November 2015). "Alasan Sup Ayam Jadi Makanan Paling Dicari Saat Flu". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian).
79. "My Comfort Food – Mie Jamur Pangsit Bakso". Indonesia Eats. 8 August 2007. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
80. Kinanti Pinta Karana (18 November 2010). "Comfort Food Helps Indonesian Maid Recover". Jakarta Globe. Globe Media Group. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010.
81. De Launey, Guy (10 November 2010). "Barack Obama's Indonesia charm offensive". BBC News. Jakarta. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
82. Olivier, Jamie (2014). "Gorgeous gado-gado: An Indonesian mega salad". Jamie's Comfort Food. Michael Joseph. ISBN 978-0718159535.
83. nava-k. "Maggi goreng mamak". Petitchef. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
84. VL. "Nasi Tim Warisan" (in Indonesian). Femina. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
85. "Indonesian Steamed Rice with Chicken/Nasi Tim Ayam". What to Cook Today?. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
86. "Indonesia - Soto Ayam at Malioboro Country". Chowhound. 29 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
87. "Got a craving? These Irish comfort foods will hit the spot". 28 June 2022.
88. "11 delicious Irish comfort foods that hit the spot, every time".
89. The Editors of Saveur (2015). Saveur: Italian Comfort Food. Weldon Owen International. ISBN 9781681880785.
90. Lempert, Phil (2 December 2008). "Italian comfort food: Ricotta gnocchi". TODAY.
91. Carlos, Angela (27 October 2015). "This is the Ultimate Italian Comfort Food Recipe". The Daily Meal. tronc, Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
92. Brassinga, Angela (9 June 2015). "7 Favorite Lasagna Recipes: These layered pasta dishes will satisfy your comfort food craving". Sunset. Time Inc. Affluent Travel Group. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
93. "Chefs want you to eat pasta all'amatriciana. It's comfort food for quake victims". Toronto Star. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
94. Sandoval, Eva (14 August 2012). "The world's greatest comfort foods". CNN. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
95. Gritzer, Daniel. "Homemade Japanese Curry Rice (Kare Raisu) Recipe". Serious Eats. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
96. Chavez, Amy (10 March 2015). "10 distinctly Japanese comfort foods". SoraNews24. Socio Corporation. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
97. Joe, Melinda; Marx, W. David; Wee, Darryl; Janette, Misha (12 July 2017). "40 Japanese foods we can't live without". CNN. Cable News Network. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
98. "Japanese Comfort Food". Japan Deluxe Tours. Japan Deluxe Tours, Inc. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
99. "9 Japanese Comfort Foods to Make Right Now". Food & Wine. Time Inc. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
100. Suzuki, Mami (4 June 2014). "A Raw Egg On Rice Is A Japanese Feast". tofugu.com.
101. Valentini, Marinel (17 October 2016). "Best Comfort Food Dishes From The Philippines". The Culture Trip. The Culture Trip Ltd. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
102. Kryza, Andy (20 January 2014). "Filipino Food for Beginners: The 7 Dishes You Need to Know". ThrillList. Group Nine Media Inc. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
103. Harrison, Melissa (11 May 2014). "24 Delicious Filipino Foods You Need In Your Life". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
104. Galvez, Jane (30 July 2016). "12 Best Filipino Comfort Food For The Rainy Days". Philihappy. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
105. Ang Pinaka Staff; Ces Vitan (23 August 2012). "Top 10 Best Rainy Day Comfort Foods on 'Ang Pinaka'". GMA News Online. GMA Network. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
106. Estrella, Serna (30 July 2014). "The Origins of Sweet Spaghetti: A Closer Look at the Filipino Sweet Tooth". Pepper.ph. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
107. "Foods for the soul". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
108. Pineda, Maida; Lopez-Quimpo, Candice (24 May 2016). "50 dishes that define the Philippines". CNN Travel. CNN. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
109. Tayag, Claude (29 July 2012). "26 top Filipino iconic dishes". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
110. "Sinampalukang Manok Recipe". Panlasang Pinoy. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
111. "Sinampalukan: Filipino Chicken Soup". Serve With Rice. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
112. "Creamy Chicken Sopas (Filipino Chicken Macaroni Soup)". Manila Spoon. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
113. "Chicken Noodle Soup (Sopas) – Filipino version". Foxy Folksy. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
114. "Best foods to try in Poland". CNN. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
115. "Schabowy i pierogi ze wspomnień. Gdzie zjeść dania zapamiętane z dzieciństwa" (in Polish). wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
116. "From 'Duck Blood Soup' to Pierogi dumplings, 10 unique dishes from Poland". The Times of India. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
117. From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food. Anne Applebaum, Danielle Crittenden. 2012. ISBN 9781452110554.
118. "Najlepsze dania z dzieciństwa? Tych nie popijaliśmy łzami. "Grzeszne absolutnie, ale niebo w gębie"" (in Polish). MSN. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
119. Ardis, Susan (7 November 2012). "Pierogies: Comfort food, Polish style". The State. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
120. Russell, Michael (12 March 2015). "Boriken brings Puerto Rican comfort food to Beaverton (and beyond)". The Oregonian. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
121. Edwards, Melanie (29 May 2012). "5 Traditional Puerto Rican Foods I Wish My Daughter Ate". Fox News Latino. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
122. Olmsted, Larry (18 October 2012). "Great American Bites: Classic Puerto Rican comfort food at El Jibarito". USA Today. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
123. Speakerman, Meghan Ruth (17 September 2012). "Puerto Rican Inspiration". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
124. ""Poale-n brâu" history and recipe". 2 May 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
125. "Salam de biscuiti". Retrieved 18 November 2023.
126. Oana Igretiu (31 January 2016). "Ciorba de perisoare - reteta mamei mele". Retrieved 18 November 2023.
127. Cory Varga (15 November 2023). "16 Traditional Romanian Foods - Most Delicious Romanian Dishes". Retrieved 18 November 2023.
128. "Prăjitura Greta Garbo. Rețetă de colecție". 23 December 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
129. "Romanian comfort food (part II, the dishes)". 11 December 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
130. "Ardei umpluti - reteta strabunicii mele". 23 June 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
131. "10 Russian Comfort Foods You Never Knew Existed". Yahoo!. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
132. "Селедка под шубой: 10 версий новогоднего салата в ресторанах Москвы" (in Russian). afisha.ru. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
133. "10 comfort foods that Russians really love". Russia Beyond. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
134. "How to make the hearty solyanka - the perfect comfort soup (VIDEO)". Russia Beyond. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
135. "The Best Korean Comfort Foods". CIEE. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
136. "Korean Comfort Foods That Will Warm You From The Inside-Out". Sejong. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
137. "How a South Korean comfort food went global". BBC. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
138. "Los cocidos nos generan nostalgia, según la guía del 'Comfort Food'" (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
139. Lonely Planet Experience Spain. Lonely Planet. 2019. p. 78. ISBN 9781788685276.
140. Acker, Kerry (24 January 2013). "Spanish Comfort Food Favorites". Epicurious. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
141. "Traditional Spanish Comfort Food at Home: Cocido Madrileño Recipe". Devour Madrid. Devour Tours. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
142. "Behind the Bite: Tortilla de Patatas". Devour Madrid. Devour Tours. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
143. Percival, Bronwen (2017). Reinventing the Wheel: Milk, Microbes and the Fight for Real Cheese. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472955500. Few dishes are more inviting than fondue, the ultimate comfort food.
144. Baroni, Oliver (19 October 2018). "Schweizer Gerichte, die die Welt nicht versteht 428" [Swiss dishes that the world does not understand]. Watson. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
145. "10 Classic Taiwanese Dishes". LA Weekly. 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
146. "45 Taiwanese foods we can't live without". CNN. 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
147. "Tasty snacks go well with TaiwanFest fun". The Georgia Straight. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
148. "Taiwan's Top Winter Comfort Foods". The Wall Street Journal. 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
149. "The ultimate comfort food: manti, or turkish dumplings". LA Weekly. 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
150. "Manti: A Food Without Borders". The Atlantic. 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
151. "Yemekten asla bıkmayacağımız 10 lezzetli anne yemeği". Hürriyet Daily News. 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
152. "Life at home: What Turks eat for lunch and high tea". Daily Sabah. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
153. "Türk Mutfağında Pilav Geleneği". turkish-cuisine.org. 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
154. "Serve the soup!". Hürriyet Daily News. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
155. "Menemen (Turkish Scrambled Eggs With Tomato)". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
156. "Bangers and mash most popular comfort food as Britons eat more during credit crunch". Telegraph. London. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
157. Barnett, Louise (6 October 2009). "Bacon butty is our favourite naughty snack". Sunday Express. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
158. "British comfort food to make your mouth water". The Daily Telegraph. London. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
159. Avis-Riordan, Katie (27 October 2017). "The 20 most comforting foods, according to Brits: Many of the choices remind people of their childhoods". Country Living. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
160. "Best ever British comfort food recipes". Olive Magazine.
161. "Comfort food recipes". BBC Good Food. BBC.
162. Jaffrey, Madhur; Tom Kitchin, Nigel Slater, Tomos Parry, and Clare Smyth (6 October 2015). "20 best comfort food recipes: part 2". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
163. Higgins, Lilly (26 September 2014). "Give Me Five: Who can resist the comfort of egg and chips?". The Irish Times. The Irish Times DAC. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
164. Carrier, Rhonda (2009). Frommer's London with Kids. John Wiley & Sons. p. 101. ISBN 978-0470593097.
165. Symon, Michael. "Beer Battered Fish 'n' Chips with Mushy Peas". The Chew. American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
166. Kerridge, Tom; April Bloomfield, Simon Hopkinson, Tim Hughes, Sam and Sam Clark (24 February 2014). "20 best comfort food recipes: part 1". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
167. "Nigella's jam roly-poly". BBC Food. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
168. "Stottie cake - the taste of home". Shields Gazette. 2017 Johnston Publishing Ltd. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
169. (Journalist), Dent, Karen (2016). The North Yorkshire Cook Book : a celebration of the amazing food & drink on our doorstep, featuring over 40 stunning recipes. Green, Tim (Photographer). Sheffield. ISBN 978-1910863121. OCLC 964356602.
170. Joseph, Dana (10 May 2012). "American food: the 50 greatest dishes". CNN Travel. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
171. Bretherton, C. (2013). Pies: Sweet and Savory. DK Publishing. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-4654-1243-0. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
172. Stoley, Emma (20 January 2012). "America's Best Comfort Foods". Travel+Leisure (Time Inc.). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
173. Brown, Alton. "America's Best: Top 10 Comfort Foods". Food Network. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
174. Castrodale, Jelisa. "Americans Are Turning to Comfort Foods Like Cereal, Snacks, and Ice Cream, Sales Show". Food & Wine. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
175. "101 Best Comfort Food Classics". Southern Living. Time Inc. Lifestyle Group. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
176. Slotnik, Daniel E. (26 May 2012). "What's Your Comfort Food?". The New York Times.
177. Fiduccia, K.; Rowinski, K. (2013). The Ultimate Guide to Making Chili: Easy and Delicious Recipes to Spice Up Your Diet. Skyhorse Pub. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-62087-189-8.
178. Hansen, Alina (30 January 2018). "Comfort Foods: Popcorn, Chocolate and Potato chips". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
179. Karina Martinez-Carter (14 February 2014). "As American as peanut butter". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
180. Mark, Jorie (3 June 2020). "The Secret To Making The Perfect Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich". Mashed. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
181. Hillibish, Jim (6 March 2008). "Boiling Point: Pepperoni rolls a classic comfort food". The State Journal Register. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
182. Joseph, Scott (3 September 1993). "Pot Roast, Comfort Food Great, Goes With Comfortable Wine". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2015. ()
183. "Comfort and Company". Food Network. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
184. "Chefs' Comfort Food Cook-Off". Southern Living. Time Inc. Lifestyle Group. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
185. Gardens, B.H. (2011). The Ultimate Casseroles Book: More than 400 Heartwarming Dishes from Dips to Desserts. Better Homes and Gardens Ultimate. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-544-18850-1. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
186. "Ultimate Comfort Food". cookingchanneltv.com.

Further reading

• Hoffman, Jan (15 December 2014). "The Myth of Comfort Food". Well. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
• "Women like sugar, men like meat". USA Today. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

External links

• Media related to Comfort food at Wikimedia Commons