What's Confucius Thought of Eating

儒家学派对饮食的看法

It is said of Confucius that,“He did not eat rice which had been injured by heat or damp and turned sour, nor fish or flesh which was past its best. He did not eat what was discolored or what was of a bad flavor¹, nor anything that was ill-cooked，or was not in season. He did not eat meat which was not cut properly. Nor what was served without its proper sauce. . . He did not partake of wine and dried meat bought in the market. He never used ginger² when he ate. he did not eat much.”

孔子曰：“食饐而餲“，“鱼馁而肉败不食”，“色恶不食”，“臭恶不食”，“不时不食”，“失饪不食”，“沽酒、市脯不食”，“不撒姜食，不多食“。

However, at one point Confucius himself said“With coarse(grain)to eat, with cold water to drink and my banded arm for a pillow, I can still find joy in the middle of these things.”

然而孔子也曾说：“饭蔬食饮水，其肱而枕之，乐亦在其中矣。”