soul food
noun
: food (such as chitterlings, ham hocks, and collard greens) traditionally eaten by Southern Black Americans
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This festival will feature soul food dishes from more than 100 small business vendors and food service proprietors, as well as live entertainment and activities.
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The space was most recently home to soul food restaurant Skyview 22.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Pembroke Pines’ newest Colombian restaurant will soon take over the former site of a beloved soul food spot.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
More than 80 food and retail vendors set up along the route, alongside food trucks, local boutiques, jewelry makers, and soul food spots.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
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Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The space was most recently home to soul food restaurant Skyview 22.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Pembroke Pines’ newest Colombian restaurant will soon take over the former site of a beloved soul food spot.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
More than 80 food and retail vendors set up along the route, alongside food trucks, local boutiques, jewelry makers, and soul food spots.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for soul food
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“Soul food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul%20food. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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