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I think it's reffering to "Nichts wird so heiß gegessen wie es gekocht wird", which translates to "Nothing get's eaten as hot as it get's cooked.".

• LegitShady 4y ago
  Except overnight oats
• qsi 4y ago
  Similarly in Dutch, de soep wordt niet zo heet gegeten als ze wordt opgediend. In this case it's soup that's not eaten as hot as it is served.
  • ethbr0 4y ago
    Is soup popular in Dutch cuisine? Honestly asking. Etymologies of aphorisms (especially multiple cultural ones) fascinate me.
    • dtech 4y ago
      Not particularly popular, especially nowadays. "Snert", a thick pea soup with pork, is a classic winter dish though.
    • galgalesh 4y ago
      In Dutch-speaking Belgium, soup used to be a staple of our diet. Every meal started with soup when I was young.
      • Mo3 4y ago
        Een Nederlander zegt tegen zijn vrouw: “Johanna, giet een liter water bij de soep, we hebben gasten!” (I'm German, but I live in the Netherlands. I absolutely love these jokes between you)
        • jacquesm 4y ago
          'Ober, mijn bord is nat.' 'Dat is uw soep, m'neer.' 'Ober, deze soep smaakt naar afwaswater.' 'Hoe weet u dat, meneer?'
• Mo3 4y ago
  Ahhhh, that. I only ever heard it being used in relation to imagining bad future events that turn out far better than expected.
  • samstave 4y ago
    German is an interesting tongue... Einstürzende Neubauten - the band, but the word means "a new building thats always in disrepair" (or so I was told)
    • Mo3 4y ago
      Nah, it means "collapsing newly constructed buildings", lol. Einstürzend = collapsing Neubauten = made of "Neu"=new and "bauten"=buildings