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# The Bracha that one makes on the ikar (primary food) covers the Bracha on the Tofel (secondary food). This rule applies to [[Bracha Rishona]] and [[Bracha Achrona]]. <Ref> S”A 212:1 based on Brachos 41b. See Kol Bo (n. 24) who is uncertain about this. | # The Bracha that one makes on the ikar (primary food) covers the Bracha on the Tofel (secondary food). This rule applies to [[Bracha Rishona]] and [[Bracha Achrona]]. <Ref> S”A 212:1 based on Brachos 41b. See Kol Bo (n. 24) who is uncertain about this. | ||
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The Chazon Ish (27:9) explains that a tafel is never excused from a bracha rishona. Rather, the tafel is excused from its own typical bracha because it is subsumed under the ikar and, therefore, covered by the bracha recited on the ikar.</ref> | The Chazon Ish (27:9) explains that a tafel is never excused from a bracha rishona. Rather, the tafel is excused from its own typical bracha because it is subsumed under the ikar and, therefore, covered by the bracha recited on the ikar.<br /> | ||
See Pri Megadim (Preface to Hilchos Birkas ha’Peiros note 11) where he develops a hierarchy of objective significance, including foods comprising a quantitative majority, the five grains, and flavoring agents. </ref> | |||
# Situations exhibiting an ikar ve’tafel relationship include both when: | # Situations exhibiting an ikar ve’tafel relationship include both when: | ||
## Two entities are intermixed and eaten together | ## Two entities are intermixed and eaten together | ||
