Idiom
hunger sauce
Meaning
An alluring taste or smell in a food.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This simple soup tastes great because hunger is the best sauce.”
“After hiking all day, the plain bread tasted delicious because hunger is the best sauce.”
“The weary travelers found that even the most modest meal became a feast, proving that hunger is the best sauce.”
Examples
simple
“This simple soup tastes great because hunger is the best sauce.”
contextual
“After hiking all day, the plain bread tasted delicious because hunger is the best sauce.”
complex
“The weary travelers found that even the most modest meal became a feast, proving that hunger is the best sauce.”
Origin
From hunger is the best sauce or related phrases.
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