expression, noun
mom's home cooking; taste of home cooking
Refers to the nostalgic, comforting taste of dishes one's mother used to make; often implies simple, familiar home-style food.
久しぶりに帰省して、おふくろの味を堪能した。
I went back home for the first time in a while and enjoyed my mom's home cooking.
この味噌汁はまさにおふくろの味だ。
This miso soup really tastes like mom's cooking.
家庭料理 is a more general term for home cooking, without the personal, nostalgic connection to one's own mother.
母の味 is a more formal or written expression for 'mother's cooking', while おふくろの味 is warmer and more colloquial.
おふくろ is a familiar term for one's own mother, possibly derived from 袋 (ふくろ, 'bag') referring to the womb or a mother's role as a container of household goods. The exact origin is uncertain.