Confucius' views on diet are as follows:
Eating is not enough, living is not safe
Confucius believes that the philosophy of life lies in practicing the morality of "benevolence" and cultivating yourself into a "benevolent gentleman". He advocated: "A gentleman does not want to eat enough, and he does not want to live in peace. He is sensitive to things and cautious about what he says." He demanded: "It is not enough for scholars to be ambitious in Tao, but to be ashamed of clothes and hate food." He thinks: "It's hard to eat all day long and have no intention!"
Never tire of fine food, never tire of fine food
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were not only rich varieties of food, but also very particular about diet, and Confucius' view on diet was very representative. In the Preface to the Collection of Guitao by Zhang Dai in the Ming Dynasty, he wrote: "In the Middle Ages, Confucius was the only one who knew the taste, and he was not tired of eating fine, and he was not tired of being meticulous and meticulous, and he had the characteristics of diet. When it comes to cooked food, it is almost impossible to eat; If you eat vegetables, you will never eat them. Four-speaker, eating classics, that is, health theory. "
Confucius later made a fortune, and became an official of the State of Lu and a general manager of the State of Lu. His salary was "6, buckets of millet", and he was already very rich at that time. However, at that time, Confucius did not lead a luxurious life because of his rich life. He was very particular about his diet, and advocated that "he was not tired of eating refined food, and he was not tired of eating fine food", "refined" and "refined". Cut the fish and meat carefully, and repeatedly use the word "never tire" to pay attention to it.
Pay attention to food hygiene
In terms of food hygiene, Confucius also has "eight no-eating", that is, "eating the button will erode, the fish will lose its meat when it is hungry, and it will not eat, and it will be disgusting and will not eat. Smelly, not eating. No food, no food. From time to time, no food. If you don't cut properly, you won't eat. No sauce, no food. The wine market is preserved and does not eat. " The superficial meaning is only the requirement of food quality, and the more profound implication is that Confucius lamented the collapse of the rites of Zhou and pursued a more ideal social order.
Only wine is boundless, not as chaotic as chaos
Confucius was a drinker, but he could control himself and drink in moderation. As we all know, drinking less alcohol is beneficial and drinking more alcohol is harmful, which has been proved by ancient and modern medicine and a large number of facts.
Eat without words, sleep without words
Confucius is not only very particular about eating, but also pays attention to eating etiquette. For example, "eating without words" in "eating without words, sleeping without words" is a good habit of food hygiene, because every time you swallow food, your breathing stops temporarily.
If you talk and laugh while eating, breathing and swallowing food will inevitably be carried out at the same time, which will easily lead food into the trachea or nasal cavity by mistake, so choking, sneezing, tears and other phenomena will occur. If fishbones, broken bones, beans and the like are mistakenly caught in the trachea, the consequences are even more unimaginable.