By
Kiwilimón - 2018-10-08T17:08:54.006402Z
Mexicans love to eat; this is a reality known worldwide.
And indeed, our obsession with culinary pleasures is such that we even carry it into proverbs.
These Mexican phrases are full of flavor and folklore, so much so that they are foreign-proof.
Here are some food sayings that foreigners would never understand:
They are giving you atole with the finger.
Te están dando atole con el dedo.
There’s always a black one in the rice.
Siempre hay un negrito en el arroz.
You are the sesame seed of every mole.
Eres el ajonjolí de todos los moles.
Tiny but spicy.
Chiquito pero picoso.
With sugar and honey, even the snails taste good.
Con azúcar y miel, hasta los caracoles saben bien.
Turn around the tortilla.
Dale la vuelta a la tortilla.
From the plate to the mouth, the soup falls.
Del plato a la boca, se cae la sopa.
Put a lot of cream to his/her tacos.
Echarle mucha crema a sus tacos.
Dessert is always the answer, no matter what the question is.
El postre siempre es la respuesta, sin importar cuál sea la pregunta.
The one who is hungry, thinks about bread.
El que hambre tiene, en pan piensa.
That’s flour from another sack.
Eso es harina de otro costal.
This rice is already cooked.
Este arroz ya se coció.
It’s like water for chocolate.
Está como agua para chocolate.
In every place the beans are cooked.
En todos se cuecen habas.
You’re going to give birth to chayotes.
Vas a estar pariendo chayotes.
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