ɐbˌaʊt fˈuːd, hiː ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd: "duːnˌɑːt kənsˈuːm fˈuːd wˌɪtʃ lˈʊks spˈɔɪld, smˈɛlz spˈɔɪld, ɪz ˌaʊɾəv sˈiːzən, ɪz ɪmpɹˈɑːpɚli bˈʊtʃɚd, ɔːɹ ɪz nˌɑːt mˌeɪd wɪð ɪts pɹˈɑːpɚ sˈiːzənɪŋ"; ðɪs ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ lˈɛvəl ʌv ɹᵻfˈaɪnmənt ɪn fˈuːd pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn ʃˈændɑːŋ æt ðə tˈaɪm.
About food, he recommended: "Do not consume food which looks spoiled, smells spoiled, is out of season, is improperly butchered, or is not made with its proper seasoning"; this indicated a level of refinement in food preparation in Shandong at the time.