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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.".

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.

Is soup popular in Dutch cuisine? Honestly asking. Etymologies of aphorisms (especially multiple cultural ones) fascinate me.

Not particularly popular, especially nowadays. "Snert", a thick pea soup with pork, is a classic winter dish though.

In Dutch-speaking Belgium, soup used to be a staple of our diet. Every meal started with soup when I was young.

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)

'Ober, mijn bord is nat.' 'Dat is uw soep, m'neer.'

'Ober, deze soep smaakt naar afwaswater.' 'Hoe weet u dat, meneer?'

Ahhhh, that. I only ever heard it being used in relation to imagining bad future events that turn out far better than expected.

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)

Nah, it means "collapsing newly constructed buildings", lol.

Einstürzend = collapsing

Neubauten = made of "Neu"=new and "bauten"=buildings

Except overnight oats