junk food?

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Yuliya Basina wrote:

> All these expressions sound plausible, but I have never heard any of them
> used in Russia. We did have a derogative term for food which is neither
> healthy, nor delicious - but simply eatable to satiate one's hunger. It
> would be жратва  (or with even more disgust - жрачка). But of course these
> words might be inappropriate for official usage, since they are rather too
> colloquial.

Sounds like "chow" or "grub."

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