"The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat" nghĩa là gì?

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"The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat" = càng gần xương càng ngọt thịt -> nghĩa là phần cuối của cái gì thường thú vị/hấp dẫn nhất.

Ví dụ
That old saying about the nearer the bone the sweeter the meat, is one of those exact pieces of culinary (bếp núc) wisdom based on observation (quan sát) and later confirmed by scientists. The meat nearest the bone (think of chicken wings, spareribs or lamb shanks) benefits by absorbing (hấp thụ) flavours and lubrication from the bones.

Is there any truth to the saying: "the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat?" Absolutely (đương nhiên). But when it comes to the long and slow cooking of the cooler months, the humble bone brings so much more than sweetness. 

My Mom would have put oxtails (đuôi bò) in the “waste not/want not” category. I would have added “the nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat.”

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