good eating deserves good drinking
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Meaning · English
Fine food should be accompanied by fine drink
Literally: enjoyable food warrants enjoyable beverages
Examples
The wine pairing was excellent, as good eating deserves good drinking
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Sources & notes
Listed on English Wikiquote “English proverbs” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “good eating deserves good drinking” mean?
Fine food should be accompanied by fine drink Literally: enjoyable food warrants enjoyable beverages
Is “good eating deserves good drinking” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.