Spanish: Más Vale Tortilla Dura Que Hambre Pura.

Type: Saying

Literal Meaning: Hard tortillas are better than pure hunger.

Meaning: It’s better than nothing.

A Pedrito no le gusta nada de lo que he preparado para la comida. Para mi este niño es muy chiqueado, y debe comer lo que hay. Le digo: “Más vale tortilla dura que hambre pura”. (Pedrito doesn’t like anything I’ve made for lunch. In my opinion that child is very spoiled, and he should eat what there is. I tell him: “It’s better than nothing.”)