soul food

noun

: food (such as chitterlings, ham hocks, and collard greens) traditionally eaten by Southern Black Americans

Examples of soul food in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The expansion comes months after the restaurant was crowned the city’s best soul food in a CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice poll. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2026

The concept for the menu is built around classic melts mixed with Southern soul food flavors. — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Police say an employee of the soul food restaurant found the body stuck in a vent in the kitchen. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

The restaurant first announced its opening in February 2025, describing itself as a soul food restaurant and R&B lounge. — Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soul food

• accrued
• allude
• collude
• conclude
• construed
• debuted
• delude
• elude
• endued
• ensued
• eschewed
• etude