(n) Defined as food that gives emotional comfort to the one eating it, these tend to be favorite foods of childhood, or linked to a person, place or time with which the food has a positive association.
Grandmaalways made the best mashed potatoes and gravy, they've become a comfort food for me.
A completely vague term that means nothing, but can be, and is, applied to just about anything you put in your mouth. Used by restaurants as a buzz word to make you think that they will heal you instead of just feeding you.
"A potato is a comfortfood? What's comforting about a stupid potato?"