Just Spitballing Here

Science fiction story where the humans panic when they translate the title of the alien's book, which is To Serve Man Over a Bed of Rice with Spicy Cashew Sauce, but it turns out the aliens' only ambition is to serve the interests of mankind and the author of the book was under the mistaken impression that humans would enjoy lounging around on a bed of rice drenched in spicy cashew sauce.