Comfort food
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Comfort food is food that provides the eater a nostalgic or sentimental value and may be characterized by its satisfying heartiness and association with childhood or home cooking. The nostalgia may be
Chicken soup, a comfort food found in various cultures
A Pavlova garnished with fruit and cream
Wiener Schnitzel
Brigadeiro, a truffle-like confection
Convenience food
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Convenience food is food that is commercially prepared for ease of consumption, and is usually ready to eat with little to no preparation. It may also be easily portable, have a long shelf life, or of
Comfort food
…it, even if only short-lived. 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…
Rack of convenience snack foods
Grocery store display in 1966
A cake mix
Onigiri at a convenience store in Kamakura, Japan