foodintermediatespain
Me lo como con los ojos
/meh loh KOH-moh kohn los O-hos/
I could eat it just by looking
Literal translation
I eat it with my eyes
When to use it
Said when looking at food so good that you almost feel like you're eating it just by looking. Common in Spain and Argentina.
In conversation
—Ese pastel se ve tan rico que me lo como con los ojos.
“—That cake looks so good I could eat it just by looking.”