What Is Comfort Food?

The term “comfort food” refers to food that brings back fond memories, often of one’s childhood. It is often turned to when feeling stressed and can bring a sense of happiness.

So, what is comfort food? The term “comfort food” is thought to have first been used in a 1966 article in the Palm Beach Post.

Ironically, it was a piece on obesity, and noted that people resort to comfort food when “under severe emotional stress.” This was food, they suggested, “associated with the security of childhood, like mother’s poached egg or famous chicken soup.”