Going by the dictionary entry, comfort food is quite a recent creation, as the first appearance of the name was only in 1977. The actual concept of comfort food has been around longer, though.
Comfort food is food that is frequently high in carbohydrates and easy to prepare. It is eaten to provoke a psychological or nostalgic feeling - or to make you simply feel better, as is the case with that traditional comfort food, chicken soup, which is often consumed when ill.
Different cultures and countries have their own comfort foods, but the aim behind eating them tends to be the same. The stereotypical comfort foods are often those that are strongly associated with the culture or country in question. In addition, what determines a comfort food can vary from person to person. Overindulging on comfort food in order to raise a person's spirits can be a problem, if the comfort food in question tends towards the high-calorie junk food type.
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