Food is one of the bases of Jewish culture. Questions with this tag relate to laws of food or anything pertaining to food.
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What is the bracha for gnocchi? [duplicate]
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What is the beracha on gnocchi?
I'm not sure whether gnocchi have mezonos. Does anybody know? Also, if not, would they be haadama or shehakol?
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Milk container on shabbos
Can you open a milk container on shabbos? also what about those Orange Juie containers that have the straw can you stick them in on shabbos?
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Does a lady have a Chiuv to eat on Erev Yom Kippur?
Does a lady have a Chiuv to eat on Erev Yom Kippur? The Shaagas Aryeh questions from one side it is a Mitzvas Asei Shehazman Grama and they should be Pottur. However they have a Chiuv to fast on Yom ...
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Preparing food on Shabbos for Bein Hashmoshos
I have asked in a different question for the citation to the Pri Megadim that I've heard says it's ossur to cook on yom tov for the purpose of eating the food Bein Hashmoshos.
Although a makor for ...
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Finding Kosher Fruit Flavored Snacks
Anyone know of a kosher fruit flavored snack, similar to these? According to oukosher.org there exists a "Scooby-Doo! Fruit Flavored Snacks 10 Count Carton" that is OU Parve, but I cannot find it ...
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Non-kosher, non-Jewish-run, Sushi Restaurants
Is the food served at a non-kosher, non-Jewish run sushi restaurant considered non-kosher because of the non-kosher-ness of the knives, the bishul akum of the rice, or both?
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Preparing a dish on Shabbos by night for the day time (in regards to Borer)
It says in SA OC Siman 321 Sif 19 in the Rema that normally it's ossur to peel garlic or onions however that's only to leave them to eat at a later time. However if it's being done to eat right away ...
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Can you buy a fillet of kosher fish from a non-kosher store? [duplicate]
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Fresh fish need hechsher
My wife complains that filleted fish at the kosher butcher is very expensive. Some people buy from the local grocery store, which is not ...
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Stuffed cabbage on Sukkoth
There is a well-known custom to eat stuffed cabbage on Simhath Torah. But many also eat it on Sukkoth. Is it an extension of the same reason? Are the reasons cited for Simhath Torah (in the answers to ...
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Taking food from a Seudas Bris
When I am at a Bris I have noticed that many people take food for others who are not there. What is the source for taking food from a Bris?
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Can I kasher a ceramic mug? [closed]
I have a ceramic mug which may have been used for a non-kosher hot beverage. I'm really not sure, I'm thinking I used it for coffee made at my parents' house a while back, though I'm not entirely ...
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Schlisel Challah [duplicate]
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Parnassah Segulah
What is the source of the Minhag to make Schlisal Challah the week after Pesach? Is it better to make a Challah in the shape of a key or is it better to ...
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Is there an inyan to eat Cheesecake on Shavuos?
I know everybody does it, and I know there is an inyan to eat dairy, but is there an inyan specifically for eating cheesecake on Shavuos? And if so, where does it come from?
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Chametz left over Pesach — Must be burnt?
Chametz that belonged to a Jew over Pesach is prohibted (ossur) to have benefit (haneh) from (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 448 Sif 3.)
Is it enough that this chametz simply be thrown away or ...
