Ekki er sopið kálið þó í ausuna sé komið — Icelandic Saying Mug

Ekki er sopið kálið þó í ausuna sé komið
Literally: “The cabbage soup isn't sipped just because it's reached the ladle.”

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Don't count your chickens. Or your cabbage. Especially your cabbage.

Part of our Old Sayings, Literally collection — real Icelandic proverbs with their gloriously literal English translations. Printed on demand on a glossy 11 oz ceramic mug and shipped worldwide.