There are many answers to the definition of comfort foods. There are as many variations to the answer as there are individuals who are asked the question. What makes something a comfort food while others are not? Is it related to diet or type of recipe? Is it related to ingredients?

Marie was a waitress at a French restaurant. She was asked what she thought of when I asked her what comfort foods were. After she put down a plate of garlic roasted Italian bread, parmesan cheese, and olive oil, she volunteered that oven-roasted chicken came to mind. That is what her grandmother served every Sunday evening when Susie was a child. Grandmother's Sunday chicken is what Susie thought of as a comfort food.

Familiarity is a word that is used to describe one's comfort level. This also applies to things that one eats. Foods that one recognizes, things that bring memories of family and home, are important characteristics of comfort foods. It is not the ingredients per se. It is the setting in which the food item is served. Family meals often are cited as part of the answer to the question of what are comfort foods.

Yahoo! News Search Results for comfort food
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Comfort food never tasted so fine
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Food inflation in single digit
New Delhi, July 29: Food inflation fell to a single digit at 9.67 per cent in mid-July for the first time in more than a year because of a high base effect and the governments steps to augment food supplies.
Food inflation down to single digit as Opposition rocks Parliament
Food inflation fell to single digit at 9.67% for the first time this year bringing relief to the government, which has been braving concerted Opposition attack on rising food and fuel prices within and outside Parliament.
CBS formula: Shows as familiar as comfort food
CBS formula: Shows as familiar as comfort food By Vince Horiuchi The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Jul 29, 2010 10:23AM MDT CBS has never been known for pushing the boundaries of creative television. For years, it has existed on two simple formulas: crime-and-courts dramas and sitcoms. Sadly, thats not about to change this upcoming fall season. Expect to see the same taped-before-a-live-audience ...
Zoie's Chop House in Swartz Creek combines comfort food with upscale fare
Gabbys Cafe sort of got pegged as a Coney Island, she said. Though Alexander doesnt classify her new place as a fancy restaurant, she is shooting for something in the middle, more upscale the menu has five steaks, from the 10-ounce charred, grilled chop steak for $8.95 to the 16-ounce cowboy steak for $18.95 while keeping some of that comfort food on the menu.
New hotel in golden triangle boasts of low price and high comfort
THERES a brand new boutique hotel in Bukit Bintang catering to budget-conscious travellers who want comfort and style.
Should food trucks post calorie info?
My colleague Niyaz Pirani, who writes for the Food Frenzy blog, is all over Kogi Korean BBQ in his latest post. It's not so much that Kogi refuses to post its nutritional information on its (admittedly delicious) food. It's the startlingly...
Lindsay Lohan's jail comfort food: Twizzlers
Lindsay Lohan is coping with incarceration with the help of a Hershey's snack.
Carma's Cafe is cool and cozy
Understated comfort food and a range of hot and cold drinks add up to simple satisfaction Understated comfort food and a range of hot and cold drinks add up to simple satisfaction
Restaurant review: Carma's Cafe
Understated comfort food and a range of hot and cold drinks add up to simple satisfaction Carma's Cafe is cool in more ways than one. Located a few steps below ground, the cozy space gets natural light but escapes the worst of the summer heat. The small coffee and sandwich shop also has a cool personality, doing what it does without much fuss. Sandwiches are not overstuffed, baked goods are not ...