Food is the code word for Crack Cocaine. There are many different code/street words for
Crack. It is the most common one used in
Edmonton, Alberta.
It lets dealers ask
people on the side of the street if they want to buy some, without being too obvious to any cops or anyone that doesn't know they're using code.
Dealer: "You need some food?"
Random
Person 1: "Nah, dude, I'm good. Got plenty of groceries at home."
Random Person 2: "He was
talking about
crack dude."
Random Person 1: "Damnit."