The most delicious expressions of Spanish

 

Still don't know the best Spanish expressions related to food? Don't wait any longer and come discover them!

That in Spain we love going out to eat with family and friends, talking about food and new culinary discoveries or cooking a thousand dishes for our guests, is no secret.

Therefore, it is not strange that our beloved Spanish language has many expressions related to food that we love to use.

In this article, I am going to explain to you what some of the most famous and common expressions are used for. You are ready?

 

get like a tomato

 

When we do or say something that makes us very ashamed, our face is immediately invaded by that strong red color that gives us away.

On these occasions, we say that that person has turned red as a tomato:

The first time I had to speak in public in Spanish I turned red as a tomato. Luckily now I have become an expert in Spanish!

 

 

Be a cinch

 

If there is any food that everyone likes and is a perfect accompaniment to any dish, it is bread. The Spanish love to enjoy their meals with a good piece of bread, there is nothing on this planet easier to devour in an instant.

For this reason, when something is very, very easy for us we say that it is a piece of cake:

Learn Spanish in Hispania, escuela de español it's a piece of cake!

 

 

Flip the tortilla

 

One of the most famous dishes in Spain is potato omelette. It is a dish that, although it may seem very easy to prepare, you don't know if you are a good cook until you reach the final moment in which you must turn the tables.

It is a movement that can crown you as the king or queen of the kitchen or make everything you have cooked go to waste.

Therefore, we could not let this arduous action escape without giving it a metaphorical meaning: turning the tables means getting a situation to change:

My best friend is a genius, whenever we are going through a bad time he manages to turn the tables and make everything change.

 

 

Put all the meat on the spit

 

This is another expression widely used in Spanish. It is used to indicate that a person has made every possible effort, risking the maximum to achieve something.

If we put everything on the table we can achieve a great final banquet:

If you want to speak Spanish like a native, you have to put all the meat on the grill.

I hope you liked these expressions and they help you improve your command of Spanish.

If you want to continue learning more culinary and other types of expressions with prepared and very dynamic teachers, do not hesitate and come to Hispania, escuela de español, where learning and having a lot of fun is a piece of cake with our Spanish courses.

 

Article written by Rita Rodríguez Varela for Hispania, escuela de español.