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(2) Igrot Moshe 3:31 holds that one should make a Bracha on the chocolate and nut/fruit. If one has another fruit one should make HaEtz on that and [[Shehakol]] on the chocolate, otherwise make [[Shehakol]] on chocolate having in mind not to exempt the fruit and then HaEtz on the fruit. (3) Laws of [[Brachos]] (pg 215) writes that one should make HaEtz because HaEtz is really the proper Bracha on chocolate. However, on chocolate covered peanuts he agrees with Rav Moshe to make requires two [[Brachot]]. (4) See Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer [[Brachot]] pg 208) who writes simply that chocolate covered nuts are the Bracha of the nut. </ref> | (2) Igrot Moshe 3:31 holds that one should make a Bracha on the chocolate and nut/fruit. If one has another fruit one should make HaEtz on that and [[Shehakol]] on the chocolate, otherwise make [[Shehakol]] on chocolate having in mind not to exempt the fruit and then HaEtz on the fruit. (3) Laws of [[Brachos]] (pg 215) writes that one should make HaEtz because HaEtz is really the proper Bracha on chocolate. However, on chocolate covered peanuts he agrees with Rav Moshe to make requires two [[Brachot]]. (4) See Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer [[Brachot]] pg 208) who writes simply that chocolate covered nuts are the Bracha of the nut. </ref> | ||
====Chicken | ====Chicken Chow Mein==== | ||
#Chicken chow mein which is only made with chicken and vegetables is [[Shehakol]] if the chicken is the majority and HaAdama if the vegetables are the majority. <ref>Mishna Brurah 212:1 writes that a mixture of two foods neither of which is [[mezonot]] and one isn’t coming to enhance the other the Bracha depends on the majority. Vezot HaBracha (pg 90), Halachos of [[Brachos]] (pg 68), and Laws of [[Brachos]] (pg 214) agree. Therefore, Laws of [[Brachos]] (pg 362) writes that if | #Chicken chow mein which is only made with chicken and vegetables is [[Shehakol]] if the chicken is the majority and HaAdama if the vegetables are the majority.<ref>Mishna Brurah 212:1 writes that a mixture of two foods neither of which is [[mezonot]] and one isn’t coming to enhance the other the Bracha depends on the majority. Vezot HaBracha (pg 90), Halachos of [[Brachos]] (pg 68), and Laws of [[Brachos]] (pg 214) agree. Therefore, Laws of [[Brachos]] (pg 362) writes that if there aren't any noodles (or rice) in the chicken chow mein, then it depends on the majority. If there is a majority of vegetables the Bracha is HaAdama, if the majority is chicken the Bracha is [[Shehakol]]. </ref> | ||
#If chicken chow mein is made with chicken, vegetables, and noodles, if the noodles are mixed | #If chicken chow mein is made with chicken, vegetables, and noodles, if the noodles are mixed in with the other ingredients then the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. However, if the noodles aren’t completely combined then the Bracha is [[Mezonot]] on the noodles and either HaAdama or [[Shehakol]] on the rest depending on the majority (see previous halacha).<ref>Laws of [[Brachos]] (pg 362) writes if there are noodles in chicken chow mein the Bracha is [[Mezonot]] on the noodles, and [[Shehakol]] on the chow mein if it’s mostly chicken or HaAdama on the chow mein if it’s mostly vegetables. However, on pg 385 note 14 he qualifies that this is only the case when the noodles aren’t totally mixed in, however, if they are mixed in then [[mezonot]] on the noodles exempts the other ingredients. Also, the [http://www.ou.org/publications/brachot/default.htm OU] writes simply that chow mein is [[mezonot]]. (Maybe they are assuming the noodles are mixed completely.) </ref> | ||
#If chicken chow mein is made with chicken, vegetables, and rice then one should make the Bracha on the majority item and exempt the other ingredients; if rice is the majority, | #If chicken chow mein is made with chicken, vegetables, and rice then one should make the Bracha on the majority item and exempt the other ingredients; if rice is the majority, the bracha is [[Mezonot]], if vegetables are the majority the bracha is HaAdama, and if chicken is the majority the bracha is [[Shehakol]].<ref>Aruch HaShulchan 212:2 writes that for two different foods to be considered a single mixture they must be eaten together on a single spoonful. This is quoted by Laws of [[Brachos]] (pg 208), Halachos of [[Brachos]] (pg 64), and a similar statement is found in Vezot HaBracha (pg 91). Halachos of [[Brachos]] Handbook (Rabbi Bodner, pg 24) writes that chicken chow mein which is made with rice, chicken, and vegetables because it is usually eaten on the same forkful has one Bracha which depends on what is the majority, if it’s rice, the Bracha is [[Mezonot]], if it’s chicken, Bracha is [[Shehakol]], and if it’s vegetables the Bracha is HaAdama. [In general, Vezot HaBracha (pg 94) writes that if there’s no majority because there are three foods with different [[Brachot]], then each food requires its own Bracha.] </ref> | ||
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