English Dictionary

hunger is a good sauce

ことわざ

古風

(dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.

日本語の意味

空腹であると、料理の味や細かいこだわりに対して無頓着になり、どんな味でもありがたく感じるという意味。 / 饑えがあると、食事の見た目的な評価よりも、食べること自体の満足感が重視される状況を示す。 / 食欲がある状態では、完璧な味付けを求める意識が薄れる、という意味の諺。

When we were stranded after the hike, the picnic sandwiches tasted delicious — hunger is a good sauce, as my grandfather always reminded me.

ハイキングで立ち往生したとき、ピクニックのサンドイッチがとても美味しく感じられた — 空腹は最高の調味料だ、と祖父がいつも言っていた。

意味（1）

(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.