comfort food

Finnish translation: Lohturuoka

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00:56 Feb 3, 2021

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English term or phrase: comfort food

Definition from TermCoord:
Certain foods provide a sentimental effect when they are consumed. Comfort foods make us feel good because of the meaning that we give them. We associate dishes with a family member, a significant person, a suggestive moment that we lived, and we tend to “use” food to find the scent of this or that experience again. Comfort food is linked to a personal feeling but also a cultural and historical one. It depends on the ingredients and the habits that we grew up with, in a specific country at a particular historical moment; it shapes our identity.

Example sentence(s):

But digging into comfort foods all winter — like a savory beef stew, spicy spaghetti and meatballs, macaroni and cheese, fluffy pancakes, gooey pizza, or buttery mashed potatoes — comes with health risks. Health Harvard
While it would be presumptuous to award pizza the prize of being America’s number one comfort food without an appropriate census count, pizza being on a shortlist of America’s favorite foods would not be a shocking discovery. Giordano's
Binge eating on comfort food can therefore indicate other issues that are physical, psychological, and indicative of depression and past trauma. Desert Hope

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Finnish translation:Lohturuoka

Definition:
Lohturuokaa laitetaan ja syödään tilanteissa, joissa ruoalla halutaan tyydyttää muita kuin fyysisiä ravinnonsaantitarpeita. Näitä voivat olla suru, masennus, väsymys, turhautuneisuus, turvattomuuden tunne yms. psyykkiset syyt.

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Lohturuoka

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Lohturuoka

Definition from own experience or research:
Lohturuokaa laitetaan ja syödään tilanteissa, joissa ruoalla halutaan tyydyttää muita kuin fyysisiä ravinnonsaantitarpeita. Näitä voivat olla suru, masennus, väsymys, turhautuneisuus, turvattomuuden tunne yms. psyykkiset syyt.

Example sentence(s):

Jokaisella on oma lohturuokasuosikkinsa, mutta monella se on pasta. - Valio

Explanation:
Sana lohturuoka on suomen kieleen vakiintunut jo melko yleisesti käytetyksi termiksi viime vuosien aikana.

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