soup kitchen
Free meal service
A soup kitchen is a place where free meals are served to people who are homeless or very poor.
The term dates from the 19th century when soup was the typical offering—cheap, nourishing, and easy to prepare in large quantities.
Modern soup kitchens serve varied meals but retain the name: He volunteers at the soup kitchen on weekends.
- breadlineQueue for free food
- serving lineCafeteria food distribution area
- food pantryCharity supplying free groceries
- food bankNonprofit distributing free groceries
- free mealUnpaid-for food
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- faminestarvation, mass starvation, hunger, famine victims, crop failure
- food aidfood assistance, food relief, food stamps, food pantry, food donations
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