Meanings
- datedBeing 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 74Synonyms: hunger is the best sauce, hunger is the best spice, hunger is the best pickle, hunger is the best seasoning
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbBeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.
Translations
Arabic الجوع كافر
- الجوع كافرbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Catalan no hi ha millor salsa que la de sant Bernat, a bona gana, és inútil la salsa
- no hi ha millor salsa que la de sant Bernatbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
- a bona gana, és inútil la salsabeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Czech hlad je nejlepší kuchař
- hlad je nejlepší kuchařbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Danish sult er det bedste krydderi
- sult er det bedste krydderibeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Dutch honger is de beste saus
- honger is de beste sausbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Finnish nälkä on paras mauste
- nälkä on paras maustebeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
French il n’est condiment que d’appétit, il n’est sauce que d’appétit
- il n’est condiment que d’appétitbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
- il n’est sauce que d’appétitbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
German Hunger ist der beste Koch
- Hunger ist der beste Kochbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Icelandic sultur gerir sætan mat
- sultur gerir sætan matbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Irish is maith an t-anlann an t-ocras
- is maith an t-anlann an t-ocrasbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Italian la fame è il miglior condimento
- la fame è il miglior condimentobeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Latin fames optimum condimentum
- fames optimum condimentumbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Portuguese a fome é o melhor tempero
- a fome é o melhor temperobeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Romanian foamea este cel mai bun bucătar
- foamea este cel mai bun bucătarbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Scottish Gaelic is math an còcaire an t-acras
- is math an còcaire an t-acrasbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Swedish hungern är den bästa kryddan
- hungern är den bästa kryddanbeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Vietnamese một miếng khi đói bằng một gói khi no
- một miếng khi đói bằng một gói khi nobeing hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food
Cite this entry
hunger is a good sauce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunger%20is%20a%20good%20sauce
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