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das Essen war

the food was

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phrase Common #8,474
the food was “Essen” can mean food or a meal; “war” is the past tense of “sein” (to be).
GE: Das Essen war wirklich gut.
EN: The food was really good.

Das Essen war ganz okay.

The food was okay.

Das Essen war köstlich!

The food was delicious!

— Eine Frage der Ehre (1992)

Das Essen war recht lecker.

The food was quite tasty.

Das Essen war voll lecker.

The food was absolutely delicious.

Das Essen war im Grunde nicht so teuer.

The food wasn't actually that expensive.

Das Essen war nicht so doll.

The food wasn’t that great.

Das Essen war schrecklich, aber ich habe mich nicht beklagt.

The food was terrible, but I didn't complain.

Das Essen war im Ticket enthalten.

The meal was included in the ticket.

— Lohn der Angst (1953)

Das Essen war nicht von Belang.

The food was irrelevant.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Das Essen war sehr schwer.

The food was very heavy.

Das Essen war im Gefängnis besser.

The food was better in prison.

Das Essen war nicht sehr lecker, sonst war die Party aber ein Erfolg.

The food wasn’t very tasty, but otherwise the party was a success.

Es ist dreckig, das Essen war eklig und sogar die Kinder wollten wieder weg.

It’s dirty, the food was disgusting, and even the kids wanted to leave again.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Das Essen war richtig lecker.

The food was really delicious.

Das Essen war im Knast stets ein Ereignis.

Food was always an event in prison.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Sein Zimmer war klein, aber sauber, und das Essen war gut!

His room was small but clean, and the food was good!

Das Essen war nicht so toll.

The food wasn’t that great.

Das Essen war sehr gut.

The food was very good.

— A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)