[706] Bhikkhus, suppose a wise, competent, skillful cook were to serve a king or a king's chief minister with various kinds of curries — predominantly sour, predominantly bitter, predominantly pungent, predominantly sweet; alkaline and non-alkaline; salty and unsalty. That wise, competent, skillful cook, bhikkhus, picks up the sign of his own master's meal: "Today this meal-and-curry of mine pleases him," or "he reaches for this one," or "he takes much of this one," or "he speaks in praise of this one"; "today the predominantly sour meal-and-curry of mine pleases him," or "he reaches for the predominantly sour," or "he takes much of the predominantly sour," or "he speaks in praise of the predominantly sour"; or "today the predominantly bitter … of mine"; or "today the predominantly pungent … of mine"; or "today the predominantly sweet … of mine"; or "today the alkaline … of mine"; or "today the non-alkaline … of mine"; or "today the salty … of mine"; or "today the unsalty meal-and-curry of mine pleases him," or "he reaches for the unsalty," or "he takes much of the unsalty," or "he speaks in praise of the unsalty." That wise, competent, skillful cook, bhikkhus, gains clothing, gains wages, gains gifts. For what reason? Because, bhikkhus, that wise, competent, skillful cook picks up the sign of his own master's meal.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.