Questions tagged [food]
Questions with this tag relate to laws of food or anything pertaining to food.
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What blessing is made on a taco, burrito, or plain flour tortilla?
My copy of "Guide to Blessings, The Brochos for Various Foods" compiled by Rabbi Naftali Hoffner (NCSY/OU) states that tortillas get the "Shehakol" blessing because they are made of maize (corn) flour....
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Opening plastic soda bottles on Yom Tov
In regards to opening plastic soda bottles on Shabbos I'm sure everyone knows there is a maklokes in this. Is the same maklokes applicable on Yom Tov, or is Yom Tov different so that according to ...
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Is Beef-Fry Mar'it 'Ayin?
The term "beef-fry" is used by my local kosher butcher for brisket which has been cured to resemble bacon both in appearance and (apparently) flavour.
Taking this into account, due to its apparent ...
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What is considered 'ready to bentch'?
I've learned that once you decide to bentch, it is forbidden to continue to eat, but permissible to take a drink.
What is considered deciding to bentch?
What would be the rule in each of the ...
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Two manos of meat
The Rambam says that one can give "two portions (manos) of meat" as mishloach manos. The Aruch Hashulchan 695:14 explains the Rambam should read "two types (minim) of meat":
וברור הדבר דצריך לשלוח ...
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Drinking human blood case permissibility
In Kesubos (I believe 60a) it says that you may not drink human blood because of Maris ayin (it can be misconstrued by a observer that you're drinking animal blood).
So what if I have a sign on my ...
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Can we recite “shehakol nihyeh bidvaro” over coffee and tea? [duplicate]
Can we recite "shehakol nihyeh bidvaro" over coffee and tea ? If not, what is the appropriate bracha ?
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Why does a hamentash have three sides and filling? [closed]
All Hamentashen that I've seen have three sides and all Hamentashen have filling.
Why is that?
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What's with the plain-“K” hechsher?
I had taken for granted that packaged foods marked with just "K" are not necessarily kosher--that is, that "K" is not a real hechsher--because the company prints that symbol itself, and it does not ...
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Where does the contemporary measurement of a Kezayit come from?
According to the Nodeh B'Yehuda and the Chazon Ish, in order to calculate the size of a kezayis (which apparently is based on the size of an egg), we must double the size of our contemporary eggs. (...
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Non-toxic crayon bliyoth
Would a non-toxic, non-food substance, such as crayons, intentionally melted in a pan render it unkosher? Does it matter if the crayons are known/suspected to contain both milk and meat (e.g. tallow/...
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Is stealing food OK?
If you or your loved ones are starving, are you allowed to steal food from those who have more than they need? On the face of it, yes, of course: Pikuach nefesh says you can break any commandment to ...
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Ramen and a hechsher?
I just came across this article about improvising around instant ramen. Assuming that the flavour pack is independent of noodles, does one need a hechsher on ramen?
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Is there any halachic or recommended consistency needed for charoset?
I've seen charoset made in various consistencies. Some are chunky with loose pieces of apples and nuts in a bit of wine or grape juice - the wine is not incorporated into the mix, so the pieces are ...
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Hamantaschen on Purim [duplicate]
I have seen Hamantaschen discussed by the Bnai Yissoschor (early 1800), Zera Shimshon (mid 1700s). I would like to know the earliest source for eating Hamantaschen on Purim?
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What bracha is made on these culturally Sephardic foods? [closed]
What bracha is made on
Kibbe?
Lachmajin?
Jachnun?
And, for each of the foods, why this is so?
(I do not know what these foods are made but they taste great.)
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May a man eat meat if attending the siyum of a woman?
The Rema on the Shulchan Aruch states that if one partakes of a seudat mitzvah such as a siyum then a person may eat meat or drink wine during the nine days. I would like to know if any poskim speak ...
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Can jews eat unclean animals when blood is removed?
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0512.htm
Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh within all thy gates,
after all the desire of thy soul, according to the blessing of the
LORD thy God ...
