hunger is a good sauce en · X
Meanings
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(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.
His bread and cheese were somewhat dry, to be sure; his ale had become flat, and considerably warmer than was desirable; but hunger is a good sauce, and thirst is not particular.
1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:
Synonyms
hunger is the best sauce · hunger is the best seasoning · hunger is the best spice · hunger is the best pickle
Translations (21)
fr il n’est condiment que d’appétit (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · nl honger is de beste saus (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · it la fame è il miglior condimento (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · da sult er det bedste krydderi (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · ca no hi ha millor salsa que la de sant Bernat (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · pt a fome é o melhor tempero (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · ro foamea este cel mai bun bucătar (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · gl a boa fame non hai pan duro (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · vi một miếng khi đói bằng một gói khi no (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · ca a bona gana, és inútil la salsa (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · cs hlad je nejlepší kuchař (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · la fames optimum condimentum (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · gd is math an còcaire an t-acras (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · fi nälkä on paras mauste (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · cim dar hummar iz dar peste khoch (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · de Hunger ist der beste Koch (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · sv hungern är den bästa kryddan (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · ar الجوع كافر (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · ga is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · fr il n’est sauce que d’appétit (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food) · is sultur gerir sætan mat (being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food)