Can't do the mayo. I've had it and it's not for me. I use butter and then sometimes I coat the outside of the bread with grated or shredded parm before cooking. Makes the most delicious crust. 

fried bologna sandwich   ...  on a day like today ...bologna w/ ketchup on Italian bread and onion soup    

Fried bologna with cheese, mayo, and tomato. I'm craving the shit out of that right now. 

posted by FatHobbit

 Grilled cheese and tomato soup bring back great childhood memories for me. Lol it could also be food for poor people. 

LOL ----      sleeper talk

posted by gut

Grilled cheese is comfort food?  I always thought it was just crap that poor people eat

posted by justincredible

Ok sleeper.

posted by queencitybuckeye

/sleeper'd

posted by QuakerOats

 

LOL ----      sleeper talk

Indeed.

posted by gut

LOL.  I still like the occasional Kraft Mac & Cheese, and hot dogs....never much of a ramen noodle fan.

Just never a fan of grilled cheese.  Mom made it when she didn't have time to run to the store or wanted to slave over the kitchen.  I like those kraft singles on my burger, but man they are crap....double for a sandwich entirely of them (except for the bread).

Oh, we don't do Kraft singles.  We do real cheese ... usually cheddar.

posted by justincredible

We never use Kraft singles for our grilled cheese. 

Same.  They barely melt.  Cheese melts.  They aren't cheese.

posted by OSH

Solid choice. It's a go-to for us as well, it's fun to pass the "dip your sandwich in your soup" tradition to the kids. 

It's fun to mix-up the grilled cheese too. Use mayo. Use multiple cheeses. Either way it goes, my wife does a great job when she doesn't burn it.

Yep.  I like tomato and mayo on mine.
 

posted by O-Trap

Same.  They barely melt.  Cheese melts.  They aren't cheese.

And they taste like vaguely cheese-flavored cardboard. If that's your grilled cheese sandwich, your grilled cheese sandwich sucks. Now, with higher-quality stuff, you're on to something.

posted by Heretic

And they taste like vaguely cheese-flavored cardboard. If that's your grilled cheese sandwich, your grilled cheese sandwich sucks. Now, with higher-quality stuff, you're on to something.

We get real cheese from the deli in Marc's.  It actually costs a little less.  It's not individually wrapped, but I'll climb up that cross all day to avoid the pasteurized, processed, condensed cheese products that are.

posted by gut

Grilled cheese is comfort food?  I always thought it was just crap that poor people eat

Poor people don't heat it up.

Like me some grilledmcheese   with extra cheese.  

posted by Heretic

For me, pizza is the ultimate comfort food. Nothing else really compares. Been a while since I've had grilled cheese, but that's legit as well.

Pizza, cheeseburgers, and beer. An unbeatable combination.

My favorite

https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/349318-crockpot-chicken-and-noodles

And homemade Mac n cheese but I'm picking about it....I bitch at a friend to make it for me on occasion

posted by Belly35

WOW... Comfort food ...it could be anything from  Braunschweiger sandwich, lox and bagels, cold ribs or herring w/ wine sauce on crackers depending on

my mood and hungry for. 

Forgot about the rollmops!   As a kid, that wasn't comfort food - that was "bonding with Dad on Saturday afternoon" food.

I had some comfort food tonight.

It's called chicken pot pie. 

Another comfort food is pot roast with mashed potatoes and gravy. 

Grilled cheese and tomato soup is good also. (Milk)

I don't consider pizza a comfort food.

p.s.: I'm a sucker for corn bread and butter.......especially with some chili.

Biscuits and gravy

Pizza is my all time comfort food. I do enjoy a good grilled cheese with butter and parm crust. I never heard of the mayo trick will have to try it next time. I also enjoy chicken or beef and noodle with mashed potatoes. 

This thread reminded me of my mom's beef and noodles. I'll have to request she make that when we are visiting for Christmas. So damn good.

Is pizza a comfort food?

posted by ernest_t_bass

Is pizza a comfort food?

Per wikipedia:

Comfort food is food that provides a nostalgic or sentimental value to someone,[1] and may be characterized by its high caloric nature, high carbohydrate level, or simple preparation.[2] The nostalgia may be specific to an individual, or it may apply to a specific culture.[3]

It's an individual thing, so it can be considered comfort food.

posted by justincredible

Per wikipedia:

Comfort food is food that provides a nostalgic or sentimental value to someone,[1] and may be characterized by its high caloric nature, high carbohydrate level, or simple preparation.[2] The nostalgia may be specific to an individual, or it may apply to a specific culture.[3]

It's an individual thing, so it can be considered comfort food.

Gotcha.  I just see comfort food as, "Just the way '...' used to make it!"  To me, pizza doesn't fall into that, unless you're talking homemade.  

posted by ernest_t_bass

Gotcha.  I just see comfort food as, "Just the way '...' used to make it!"  To me, pizza doesn't fall into that, unless you're talking homemade.  

I dunno.  If there was something special associated with ordering food, I could see that work.

For example, say someone's dad was a truck driver, and he was gone a lot, but when he was home on snowy nights, they always ordered a particular brand of pizza, that could turn out to be comfort food, because the person could associate the taste and smell of the pizza with the childhood feeling of their dad being home.

I think pizza qualifies - particularly the fond memories. 

Most of the time in late fall thru winter, my mother would make one about every month - usually on Saturday evening around 9 PM, .  I would be engrossed watching TV, and all of a sudden that wonderful smell would come into the living room.  My parents would spread newspaper on the carpet and we'd all sit on the floor to eat it. I would savor mine and marvel at how it was made.  Yeah, definitely comfort food 

Cream chipped beef on toast .... SOS    to some :) 

posted by Belly35

Cream chipped beef on toast .... SOS    to some :) 

Man, I have to try one of those.

posted by Belly35

Cream chipped beef on toast .... SOS    to some :) 

WAR cream chipped beef in a popover.

And then enjoy your Shit On a Shingle!