This refers to food that is of an exemplary quality
It literally means what it says, that is, the food is so good that it is good enough to be served to a God.
It also refers to offerings that many not necessarily be food but the phrase is seldom used in that context anymore.
She is such a wonderful cook. The cakes that she bakes are dish fit for the gods!
I had this amazing Chinese soup at a restaurant. It was a dish fit for the gods.
Generally his culinary skills are not great but today he has made a pie that is a dish fit for the gods.
I could not go on with the kind of cooking that she did. But the minute I decided to change my housemaid she started churning out dishes fit for a god.
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.