> "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (also "egg-laying woolly milk pig") is a colloquial expression used to describe something (a thing, person, or problem solution) that seemingly "has only advantages, satisfies all needs, meets all demands,"[1] but is therefore unrealistic. The saying illustrates this ideal using an imaginary farm animal that, as a hybrid creature, combines the advantages of different animal species: chicken (laying eggs), sheep (providing wool), cow (providing milk), and pig (providing meat). [...]
> "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (also "egg-laying woolly milk pig") is a colloquial expression used to describe something (a thing, person, or problem solution) that seemingly "has only advantages, satisfies all needs, meets all demands,"[1] but is therefore unrealistic. The saying illustrates this ideal using an imaginary farm animal that, as a hybrid creature, combines the advantages of different animal species: chicken (laying eggs), sheep (providing wool), cow (providing milk), and pig (providing meat). [...]