English

Proverb

hunger is a good sauce

1. (dated) Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.
   • 1854, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman, Punch, Vol. XXVI, Punch Publications Ltd., page 74:

     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.

Synonyms

• hunger is the best sauce

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