Provençal expressions

Food

13 expressions

The Provençal expressions on the theme “Food” gather 13 traditional sayings, with their meaning in English.

A ni goust ni goustoit has absolutely no flavour a Sant Martin, la castagno e lou nouvèu vinat Saint Martin's, it's chestnuts and new wine que si coucho sènso soupa, touto la nue si boulegosleep on an empty stomach and you'll toss all night li a jamai troup de pan e de dènt n'i a de rèstothere's never too much bread, and teeth to spare for it Manja de regardelloto eat absolutely nothing après bouan vin bouan couissinafter good wine, a good pillow vièio oulo, bouono soupoan old pot makes the best soup Quau à ben dina crèi lis autre sadoua full belly thinks everyone else is fed lou pèis vòu nada tres cop, à la mar, à la sartan e au vèntrefish should swim three times: in the sea, in the pan, and in wine l'aigo boulido sauvo la vidoboiled water saves lives soupo e amour, lei proumiero soun lei meiouroof soups and loves, the first are the best de vièio galino, bouan bouiounan old hen makes the best broth Trissa coume un ressaireTo eat like an ogre