What does недосол на столе, пересол на спине mean?

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Sanchezzz

24 Dec 2017

Russian

Недосол — (действие по гл. недосолить) — отсутствие в нужном количестве, недостаток соли в кушанье. Пересол — (действие по гл. пересолить) — излишек соли в кушанье. Смысл пословицы: если в еде мало соли, можно добавить (соль всегда есть на столе), а если чересчур много, ничем не поможешь (во времена крепостного права за пересол повара могли подвергнуть физическому наказанию). Говорится шутливо, когда в каком-то кушанье не хватает соли или её слишком много.

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Plekhanov_v_v

24 Dec 2017

Russian

When the dish is not salty enough you can salt it yoursef as much as you want and it's ok but when the dish is too salty it's spoiled and the cook is going to be punished. The general meaning is like this. Nowadays it is mostly used jokingly when making a meal. It means that if you don't know how much salt to add it is better to salt not enough than to salt too much.

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russe

26 Dec 2017

Russian

I always thought this a little different. “salt-lacking” - feels only at the table (on your tongue), so it doesn’t impact other aspects of your life. But “excessive-salt” worsens condition of your spine (body/health).

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