Comfort Food

What is your go-to comfort food? If you are sick, are having a bad day or need to be soothed, what do you eat? Describe this dish in detail. What does it taste and smell like? How does it make you feel? What makes eating it so pleasurable for you? What memories, if any, do you have tied to it?

Tell us in the comments, then read the related article to find out more about the science behind comfort food.

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