林语堂先生的大著《苏东坡传》中转述了一段关于王安石吃饭的逸事。话说有一次宋仁宗大宴群臣,饭前先让大臣们去御池钓鱼,说是谁钓上的鱼就由御厨做给谁吃。王安石不喜钓鱼,就端坐在池塘边的膳桌旁陷入沉思冥想。膳桌上放着一盘用碎肉和杂面做成的小球状的鱼饵,王安石坐得时间长了,不知不觉中就伸手抓起鱼饵来吃。等到大餐上来的时候,他面前盘子里的鱼饵竟然已经 Mr. Lin Yutang’s great “Su Dongpo Biography” recounts a story about Wang Anshi eating. Saying once Song Renzong banquet ministers, before the ministers to let the Royal Pool fishing, said who is caught on the fish by the Royal kitchen for anyone to eat. Wang Anshi do not like fishing, sitting on the edge of the pond side of the dining table into a deep meditation. On the table there was a small ball of lure made with minced meat and miscellaneous noodles. Wang Anshi sat for a long time, unknowingly reaching out and grabbing the bait. When the meal came up, the bait in front of him was already there