What does Confucius mean by "never getting tired of eating essence"

"I am not tired of eating fine and refined" comes from The Analects of Confucius. The tenth rural township party. The original text is: "I am not tired of eating fine and refined. Eating is clean, fish is hungry and meat is defeated; Don't eat evil; Odor does not eat; Lose food and not eat; Don't eat if you don't cut properly; Do not eat its sauce; Although there is a lot of meat, it does not make it better than eating; Only wine is boundless, not as chaotic as it is; Do not eat preserved wine, do not withdraw ginger food, do not eat more; Sacrifice to the public, not to stay in the meat; If you sacrifice meat, you won't eat it for three days. "

The original text can be summarized as "two are not tired, three are moderate, and ten are not eating". The food used for fasting can't be like ordinary diet, and the materials and processing should be particularly clean and exquisite. Those who attend the fast sacrifice should leave their homes and stay in the fast room. The rice for the current sacrifice should be cooked with complete rice as much as possible, and the rice should be cut as finely as possible. The rice is hot and wet, and even has a bad smell. The fish is old and the meat is rotten, so it can't be eaten. You can't eat if the color is different, you can't eat if the smell is abnormal, and you shouldn't eat if the food is cooked raw or overcooked. You can't eat unless you have a normal meal. Sheep, pigs and other animals should not be eaten if they are cut in a way that does not conform to the ritual or distributed in a way that does not conform to the status of dignity; Do not eat without proper sauce; Although there is a lot of meat, you should not eat too much, and you should still eat mainly; Wine can not be classified as a limited amount, but we should also grasp the principle of not being rude; Only the wine brewed for one night, the wine and dry meat sold in the market are not edible (for fear that it is not pure and pure); Although ginger is a spicy food that can be eaten during fasting, it should not be eaten too much; The meat shared by the helper should be paid attention to the class on the same day; Sacrifice the meat for no more than three days, and you can't eat it after three days.

Confucius' eight-character proposition was based on the general principles of sacrifice at that time, so it can only be understood in his opinions on food requirements and dietary rules of sacrifice. Confucius advocated that the food for sacrifice should be "clean" and "beautiful" (depending on the conditions of the worshipper), and the heart of sacrifice should be "sincere". Only with cleanliness and sincerity can the word "respect" be met.

the word "fine" and "fine" can only be correctly understood if it is put into the level of productivity and living conditions of Confucius' era. "Refined people are good at rice." Confucius advocated "refined" because ordinary people often eat rough and polished millet, and advocated that rice better than polished rice should be used for sacrifice. "Fat" is eaten after meat is cut. In order to remove the fishy smell of raw meat as much as possible, it must be cut thinner and thinner to make it more delicious and easy to chew and digest.

Confucius' exposition embodies his complete thought of adhering to the sacrificial food rules to show respect, prudence and hygiene and the civilized and scientific eating principle.