Is there such a thing as Mezonos bread?
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There is much controversy on the legitimacy of Mezonos "bread". Both Rabbi Pinchos Bodner and Rabbi Forst discuss this topic at length in their books (Halachos of Brochos and Laws of B'rachos, respectively). The latter seems to conclude along the lines of jutky's answer, but there are various qualifications that the ingredients of the bread must meet... CYLOR. On a lighter note: there's Mandelbread, Rice Bread (made only with rice - not wheat, etc.), and possibly others, which only require Mezonos. |
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With regards to mzonos in general, The Alter Rebbe writes in Hilchos Birckas Hanehenin (in the Siddur) it says: 1) If he eats less than 4 eggs and is full, wash on other bread. 2) If he eats less than 6 eggs, then if he is not full, one could say a mzonos. If he is full, he must say a bracha on this bread. 3) If he eats 6 eggs to half an Isarron, and he is not full, one must wash on other bread, 4) More than half an Issaron, one must wash on this bread alone. The judgement of "is one full" on this bread includes condiment (like) the meat and eggs one eats with this bread. Therefore, unless you eat less than 6 eggs, and you are not full from it, you gain nothing (and may have to wash on other bread). 6 eggs is around 12 ounces according to A"Ch Noeh. |
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There's a great story involving R' Aharon Lichtenstein on an El-Al flight trying to get a permanent cup (which is a subject for another post) to wash his hands to eat his meal, which contained a "Mezonos roll". The flight attendant told him he didn't need to wash, and when he managed to obtain a cup and started washing, the same flight attendant adamantly insisted he really didn't need to wash and said, "If you don't believe me, ask a rabbi!" |
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When you get a meal on the plane there is sometimes a "mezonos" sticker on the roll. But you should really make a "mezonos" if you eat just the roll itself without other things, but since there you also eat garnish some poskim say you make a "המוציא" on the roll. |
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Sefardim make a mezonos on matzoh (except on Pesach) which is considered bread by Ashkenazim (and Sefardim on Pesach). So there you have it: Mezonos? Bread. |
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