hot meal
Steaming cooked food
A hot meal is food that has been heated before serving, as distinguished from cold sandwiches, salads, or snacks.
The phrase often implies something substantial and nourishing: The shelter provides hot meals to anyone who needs one.
Airlines and institutions use it to describe cooked food service: The flight includes a hot meal.
- dinnerPrimary evening meal
- supperEvening repast
- cookedHeated for eating
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- comfort foodEmotionally consoling dishes
comfort eating · hearty · meat and potatoes · nourishing · soup · stew · casserole · roast · homemade · kitchen · dinner table · plate · serving · hungry · satisfying · warming · savory · fresh
- airline mealsairline food, breakfast tray, food cart, food trolley, beverage cart
- soup kitchensoup kitchen, serving line, ladles, volunteers, food donations
- military rationsMRE, K-rations, C-rations, ration packs, ready-to-eat
- lunchlunch, lunch break, lunch hour, lunch buddy, lunch box
temperature
hot mealcold plate
Refrigerated serving surface
cold cuts · raw food · cold lunch · salad · ice cream
substantiality/preparation
hot mealsnack
Light between-meal fare
quick bite · packed lunch · fast food · TV dinner · leftovers