sabe a

tastes like

→ saber
phrase Common #2,826
tastes like Used to describe the flavor of something, usually followed by a noun: sabe a pollo means “it tastes like chicken.” In sabe a qué me refiero, sabe means “knows,” and a qué is part of the expression “what I mean.”
SP: Esta salsa sabe a ajo.
EN: This sauce tastes like garlic.

Si se parece a una manzana y sabe a manzana, probablemente es una manzana.

If it looks like an apple and tastes like an apple, it’s probably an apple.

Qué asco, sabe a gasolina.

Ugh, it tastes like gasoline.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Sabe a dulce de frijol.

It tastes like sweet bean paste.

— La tumba de las luciérnagas (1988)

Esta sopa sabe a pescado.

This soup tastes like fish.

El pescado sabe a mar.

The fish tastes like the sea.

Sabe a mierda de puerco.

It tastes like pig shit.

— Los visitantes (1993)

Sabe a uva podrida.

It tastes like rotten grapes.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

La sopa sabe a ajo.

The soup tastes like garlic.

El arroz negro sabe a tinta porque está hecho con tinta de calamar.

Black rice tastes like ink because it’s made with squid ink.

Esta sopa sabe a cebolla.

This soup tastes like onions.

El café sabe a agua de fregar.

The coffee tastes like dishwater.

Sabe a sopa fría.

It tastes like cold soup.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

El jarabe para la tos sabe a regaliz.

The cough syrup tastes like licorice.

Esto sabe a aceite de hígado de bacalao.

This tastes like cod liver oil.

La leche de Yanni sabe a cabra.

Yanni's milk tastes like goat milk.

Sabe a pollo.

It tastes like chicken.

Esta sopa sabe a ajo.

This soup tastes like garlic.