Questions tagged [food]
Questions with this tag relate to laws of food or anything pertaining to food.
32 questions from the last 365 days
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Does hemolymph qualify as blood?
Eating blood is prohibited. However, some creatures, such as locusts, have hemolymph instead of what we normally consider blood. Does hemolymph qualify as blood and, as a result, must be removed ...
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What to do regarding the Brachah on rice when the only other food you have is Ha'adama?
If one wants to eat cooked rice and a vegetable, should he/can he say Ha'adama on the vegetable first, and have in mind not to cover the rice, so that he can say Shehakol on the rice, according to ...
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Are you allowed to make liquid nitrogen ice cream on Yom Tov
Liquid nitrogen is a liquid version of nitrogen gas and hence very cold. This ice cream involves sugar, chocolate syrup, milk --liquid nitrogen is poured in as one stirs vigorously. When all have ...
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Wrong Bracha Covers Other Food?
A Bracha made on one food covers anything same Bracha that A) one intends to consume in that sitting, or B) exists on one’s plate or table.
Thus, if I’m sitting at a table with steak and mushrooms, I ...
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Praying Shemoneh Esrei with a big piece of spinach stuck between your teeth
Before saying the Amidah prayer, many men put on a hat and jacket. They want to look good before they address Hashem, the King of Kings.
Imagine that you have a big piece of spinach stuck between ...
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Foods for a yahrzeit tikkun?
What are some foods or drinks customarily used for a morning tikkun for a yahrzeit? What is the basis for such a custom?
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Does the flavor enhancer E635 (Disodium Ribonucleotides) Require a Hechsher?
I've seen a few places saying it's kosher like this:
https://www.foodsweeteners.com/kosher-certified-disodium-5-ribonucleotides/
However on the isitkosher app it's listed as not kosher:
https://...
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Shiur for Al Hamichya
What is the minimum shiur to say Al Hamichya? If one eats a quantity of mezonos which is less than the shiur, should they say Borei Nefashos instead?
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After eating parve food cooked in a meat pot, and before eating dairy — must you bentsch?
First, you ate some bread. Next, you ate some pareve chili which was cooked in a meat pot. You haven't said the Blessing after Meals yet.
Now you'd like to eat some dairy food.
A.) Must you say Grace ...
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Why must challah be tamai when it is burned?
A Star-K discussion of challah states:
If one bakes without using any water, but rather bakes using only fruit juice or vegetable oil, a bracha is not recited and one cannot burn the Challah.
Due to ...
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Is there any halachic basis for "dairy out"?
In my community it's somewhat common for families kashrut observance to be "dairy out", where (as I understand it) they'll eat vegan/vegetarian/dairy food at restaurants without rabbinic ...
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What is the proper beracha for a mandarin chicken salad?
According to Halacha, what is the proper beracha to recite on a mandarin chicken salad? Is it Shehakol, Ha'etz, Ha’adamah, or something else?
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Beracha on chocolate covered raisins [duplicate]
According to Halacha what is the proper beracha on chocolate covered raisins? Is it shehakol, haetz, or something else?
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Must one remove one's chewing gum at shkia of Shabbat day?
Halacha requires not eating after shkia (sunset) on Shabbat day, in order to prevent one from missing havdala (SA OC 299:1 - exception being if one has washed before shkia, one may continue one's meal,...
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Do frozen fries need a hechsher
According to Halacha, does a bag of frozen fries from a non Jewish store need a Hechsher? Or no, is it kosher without one?
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Can you taste-test multiple brands of matzah, even if your custom is not to eat matzah before Passover begins?
There is a common practice not to eat matzah preceding Pesach, either on erev Pesach or in the weeks before. The reason for this is so that matzah will be eaten on the Seder night with gusto.
Faced ...
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How do hashgachot certify large brands with regards to bishul akum?
How do big brands like Kraft and others produce kosher certified foods while avoiding bishul akum? Do these brands have Jews on staff to light fires/operate machinery at the food production plants? Is ...
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May sick Jews eat before Davening shacharit
According to Halacha is it permissible for sick Jews to eat before shacharit? Or is it prohibited just like it is normally?
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Is rotten food mutzkeh on Shabbat or can it be removed
According to Halacha is rotten food considered muktzeh on Shabbat? Is there any heter for throwing out rotten food on Shabbat for smell or other inconveniences?
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What is the proper beracha on granola bars
According to Halacha what is the proper beracha to be made on granola bars? Is it mezonot or maybe something else? Is this question a machloket amongst the poskim?
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Is food which a child slept over forbidden
The Halacha prohibits sleeping over food due to ruah rah. Some poskim rule this doesn’t apply if a gentile sleeps over it. My question is, does this also apply if the person who sleeps over it is a ...
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Does Bishul Akum follow the rules of the location of cooking or eating?
Although it is forbidden for a Jew to eat food cooked by a gentile (YD 113), there are some exceptions - notably, food that is regularly eaten raw (113:1), or food that is not fit to be served by a ...
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Is there an order of priority for washing Mayim Achronim
In Halacha, is there an order of priority for who gets to wash Mayim Achronim first or last? So say multiple people are eating together, and one is a Kohen or Levi or Talmid Chacham or your parent, ...
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Does the Torah specify which foods are recommended for weight loss?
We know that kosher foods are good for spiritual health, but does the Torah discuss which foods are good for our physical health (especially for weight loss)?
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Ripping letters on food package on Shabbos
I was told many poskim including R. Moshe permit cutting through letters in a destructive manner for the purpose of getting food.
Where is the teshuva by Rav Moshe found?
Who are the others that agree ...
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What are the requirements for an outdoor zimun
Inspired by this question about an outdoor minyan, I am curious, what are the requirements for counting Jews in an outdoor zimun? Say three Jews who otherwise would qualify in a zimun ate together ...
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May fried dough be used for Lechem Mishneh?
May fried dough be used for the Lechem Mishneh (double loaves of bread) of Shabbat? Or is there any requirement for it being baked? If being baked is not an inherent requirement, is it still preferred ...
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Opening chips bags on Shabbat
According to Halacha, is it permissible to open a bag of potato chips on Shabbat? Does it depend on whether it is a small one time bag or a family sized bag? If not, which melacha would it fall into?
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What defines “disgusting food” in Halacha
According to Halacha, one is prohibited from eating “disgusting” foods in a prohibition known as Bal Teshaktzu. My question is, how does Halacha define disgusting food? What are the criteria that ...
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What does the maid's ration consist of?
In Eshet Chayil (“Woman of Valor”) that is sung on Friday nights is the phrase, "gives food to her household and a ration to her maids".
From the wording, I take it that the maid's ration ...
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If Leafy Plants/Herbs are Spiritually Inferior Foods, is it Desirable to Choose to Eat Seeds & Fruits instead?
Genesis 1:29:
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים הִנֵּה֩ נָתַ֨תִּי לָכֶ֜ם אֶת־כׇּל־עֵ֣שֶׂב ׀ זֹרֵ֣עַ זֶ֗רַע אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כׇל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֶת־כׇּל־הָעֵ֛ץ אֲשֶׁר־בּ֥וֹ פְרִי־עֵ֖ץ זֹרֵ֣עַ זָ֑רַע לָכֶ֥ם יִֽהְיֶ֖ה ...
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Bishul akum for canned vegetable soup
According to Halacha, the general requirement for Bishul akum would be if the food is eaten cooked instead of raw, and is fit to be eaten at a king’s table.
Would vegetable soup, which is eaten cooked,...
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