@murrayjames,

Hahaha, this is an interesting expression. Yes, it means you always think other people's food is better than yours although you have good food yourself too. I found out that this is Yun Nan or Sichuan dialect. In the north, we say 这山望着那山高 or 吃着碗里的看着锅里的.

--Echo

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