The Grains: Difference between revisions

## Oatmeal, which is cooked grains has the Bracha of mezonot and is followed by Al Hamichya. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 102, chapter 12). Halachos of Brachos (Rabbi Pinchas Bodner, pg 532 and Brachos Handbook pg 64) writes that instant oatmeal which is made into a hot cereal is is Mezonot and Al HaMichya (even if one has a shuir keviyut seudah) unless it's made with a lot of water and it's so thin that it has the form of a drink in which case the bracha would be Shehakol and Boreh Nefashot. [This is based on Shulchan Aruch 208:2 regarding daysa.]

This is also the ruling of Vezot HaBracha (pg 107) that oatmeal cereal is mezonot unless it's very thin and pours like a liquid (he adds that if one pushes the grain to one side of the bowl and it remains there as a clump and doesn't spread out right away it's considered a food and not a drink). </ref>

# If the grain remained whole and it was only slightly processed (roasted or toasted) then the Bracha would be Haodoma. <Ref>S”A 208:4 </ref>

## Therefore Granola, which are toasted grains, are Ha'adoma. <Ref> VeTen Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner, chapter 4, pg 67), Vezot HaBracha (pg 103, chapter 12) </ref>

# Additionally it even applies to milled and ground rice flour.  Therefore, Rice Crispies, like found in cereals, receives a mezonot. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 106, chapter 12) </ref>

# Rice Cakes, are made by steaming rice kernels until they pop, however, this isn’t considered cooking and therefore Rice cakes according to many are Ha’adoma. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 106, chapter 12) in name of Rav Shlomo Zalman and Rav Pinchas Sheinburg, Or Letzion 14:21 rules similarly. </ref> However, some consider it Mezonot since the kernels stick together. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 106, chapter 12) and Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 520, Addendum 4) in name of Rav Elayshiv write that since the rice kernels stick together the Bracha is Mezonot. However, Brachat HaNehenin (pg 191) writes that Rav Elyashiv didn’t finalize this ruling. </ref> In conclusion, one should make HaAdama which will satisfy both opinions. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 106, chapter 12) in name of Rav Moshe Shternbach and Veten Bracha (Halachos of Brochos by Rabbi Bodner pg 520, Addendum 4) write that in conclusion one should make a HaAdama. So explains Rabbi Leff at http://www.rabbileff.net/shiurim/answers/1250-1499/1338.mp3. </ref>

==References==

<references/>