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College students like comfort food

Apricot-glazed turkey. Meatloaf with frizzle-fried onions. Vietnamese pho. These might not sound like typical dorm foods — especially the Asian rice noodle soup — but they topped the list of most popular cafeteria items according to Sodexo, which provides food service at 600 campuses.

The Sodexo survey found students want comfort foods, said spokeswoman Monica Zimmer. The top 10 survey results, from top to bottom, are:

• Apricot-glazed turkey

• Meatloaf with frizzle-fried onions

• Vietnamese pho

• Vegetarian lentil shepherd's pie

• Chicken adobo

• Stuffed pork chops

• Vegetarian jambalaya

• Lemon herbed baked tilapia

• Rotisserie chicken

• Home-style pot roast

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