Dinner is the last fire of the day. Build it high and it burns all night. A light dinner is not a small one. It is a warm one that digests easily. Three descend. Begin eating before the sun goes down. 1. A salad — One warm egg on top of something cold makes a meal. 2. Pan-fried tofu — A little oil and a spoon of soy sauce, and the stomach stays light. 3. Vegetable soup — Every leftover vegetable goes in, and all that remains is warmth. Epicurus was content with bread and water, and on feast days asked for a piece of cheese.

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Question:“On a light dinner”

On a light dinner

Dinner is the last fire of the day. Build it high and it burns all night. A light dinner is not a small one. It is a warm one that digests easily.

Three descend. Begin eating before the sun goes down.

A saladOne warm egg on top of something cold makes a meal.
Pan-fried tofuA little oil and a spoon of soy sauce, and the stomach stays light.
Vegetable soupEvery leftover vegetable goes in, and all that remains is warmth.

Epicurus was content with bread and water, and on feast days asked for a piece of cheese.