Question: When eating something that has a few ingredients, mostly one Bracha and less of another, but if you count each ingredient separately the lesser one will have more,…
Question: When eating something that has a few ingredients, mostly one Bracha and less of another, but if you count each ingredient separately the lesser one will have more,…
כן. נ.ב. יש להעיר שהרבה פוסקים מסתייגים מברכה זו בזמן הזה, כיון שקשה להגדיר מיהו חכם. מקורות: כן נראה שהרי גם סומא מברך (ראה סדר ברה"נ יג, ט).…
Shehakol. ראה סבה"נ פ"ו, יא. ואין רגילין רוב בנ"א לאכלן חיין אע"פ שטובים וראויין לאכילה גם כשהן חיין. #11972
Question Continued: If a bit later on, I decide to drink or eat something that would require the same Brachah? Also, what is the time frame within which I…
What Bracha is made on Ezekiel bread, as it is not the usual way of making bread? While there is much brouhaha surrounding the purported health advantages of…
Clear chicken soup - שהכל Vegetable soup - האדמה, if blended it's שהכל. See here: https://asktherav.com/13404-bracha-on-blended-vegetables-soup/ Mushroom barley soup - see here: https://asktherav.com/2055-which-bracha-does-one-make-on-a-meat-barley-soup-does-one-make-on-a-meat-barley-soup/ https://asktherav.com/22215-brachos-for-barley-soup/ #11983
Since the almond milk itself is mostly comprised of water, it might not qualify. It depends a lot on how the almond milk is made. שאר משקין - ראה…
A Baal Nefesh does not have to be Machmir when eating less than a Shiur Kevius Seuda of cakes and cookies if the other ingredients - other than flour…
Haadama. Sources: ראה סדר ברה״נ ו, ז: מיני עצים רכין שהעלין והפירות יוצאין מהעיקר עצמו אינו נקרא אילן כלל לדברי הכל לענין ברכת בורא פרי העץ". ובקצוה״ש מט בבדה"ש סק״ו…
Haeitz. קצוה"ש סי' מ"ט סי"ז. #11186
Although one may not plant certain types of Kilayim, one may eat them. In fact many of the common fruits in America are originally Kilayim. If this is the…
There is a debate among poskim whether the brachah of Shehecheyanu, which is said before eating a new fruit, may be said if the fruit is a murkav, grown on a tree that is kilayim (one…
If I cooked pasta, then drained the water, then put cottage cheese and tomato sauce and warmed it up in a pot, is there a question of Hamotzei? …
Sushi consists of rice and fish; there are many types of sushi, but for this discussion we will address only one type, nigiri, which consists of fish and vinegared…
Shehakol. סבה"נ ז, כב - כד. #10917
The Bracha on pancakes is Mezonos. However, if one is eating to their full, even if the satiation comes from other foods eaten together with the pancakes, or if…
Depends; If it’s the type which is eaten as a substitute for bread, the bracha is certainly Hamotzi. Even when eaten as a cracker for noshing purposes, it would still be…
Due to the issues involved with Mezonos bread, I try not to eat it. However, at times, it is the only available option. I would prefer to wash and…
If its made with flour and water - same as crackers. Salt doesn't make a difference (because it's not in the dough). But many small snack pretzels are made…
No, unless it's eaten at the same time as the bread. Sources: בסברה״נ פ״ב ה״ג שכשאוכל הפת עם לפתן המשביע מצטרף לשיעור שביעה. ובפשטות, ר״ל שלא כ״ד מצטרף…
