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==The five grains (wheat, barley…)== | ==The five grains (wheat, barley…)== | ||
# The Bracha of [[Mezonot]] is only applicable to food that are made from the five grains (which will be enumerated below). The other conditions in order for a food to require [[Mezonot]] are explained below.<ref>Rav and Shmuel in Gemara [[Brachot]] 35b say that [[Mezonot]] is only made upon the five grains. | # The Bracha of [[Mezonot]] is only applicable to food that are made from the five grains (which will be enumerated below). The other conditions in order for a food to require [[Mezonot]] are explained below.<ref>Rav and Shmuel in Gemara [[Brachot]] 35b say that [[Mezonot]] is only made upon the five grains. Shulchan Aruch 208:2 codifies this as halacha.</ref> | ||
# The five grains which our Rabbis designated as the fundamental grains that provide sustenance to man are wheat, barley, spelt, oat, and rye. <ref> | # The five grains which our Rabbis designated as the fundamental grains that provide sustenance to man are wheat, barley, spelt, oat, and rye. <ref> | ||
* The Gemara Pesachim (35a) identifies the five grains which were distinguished by Chazal as חטים שעורים כוסמין ושיפון ושיבולת שועל. Rambam ([[Brachot]] 3:1-3) writes that these grains are the same five which Chazal choose to be [[Mezonot]] when made in a cooked dish and [[HaMotzei]] when made into bread. Tur 208:1 and Mishna Brurah 208:2 codify this as halacha. [Halacha Brurah (Shaar HaTziyun 208:13) writes that this is accepted by all poskim.] | * The Gemara Pesachim (35a) identifies the five grains which were distinguished by Chazal as חטים שעורים כוסמין ושיפון ושיבולת שועל. Rambam ([[Brachot]] 3:1-3) writes that these grains are the same five which Chazal choose to be [[Mezonot]] when made in a cooked dish and [[HaMotzei]] when made into bread. Tur 208:1 and Mishna Brurah 208:2 codify this as halacha. [Halacha Brurah (Shaar HaTziyun 208:13) writes that this is accepted by all poskim.] | ||
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==General rule== | ==General rule== | ||
# Any food which is made from flour of one of the grains and it was cooked is [[Mezonot]] and the [[Bracha Achrona]] is [[Al HaMichya]]. Even if there is a majority of other ingredients the Bracha remains [[Mezonot]]. As long as the purpose of adding flour is to fill one up, give a taste to the food, or make the food more fit for consumption the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. <Ref> | # Any food which is made from flour of one of the grains and it was cooked is [[Mezonot]] and the [[Bracha Achrona]] is [[Al HaMichya]]. Even if there is a majority of other ingredients the Bracha remains [[Mezonot]]. As long as the purpose of adding flour is to fill one up, give a taste to the food, or make the food more fit for consumption the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. <Ref> | ||
* In Gemara [[Brachot]] 36b, Rav and Shmuel say that anything which has (flour from) the five grains is [[mezonot]]. (This is known the rule of Kol SheYesh Bo.) This is quoted by the Rif ([[Brachot]] 26a), Rosh ([[Brachot]] 6:7), and Rambam ([[Brachot]] 3:4) and codified by Tur and | * In Gemara [[Brachot]] 36b, Rav and Shmuel say that anything which has (flour from) the five grains is [[mezonot]]. (This is known the rule of Kol SheYesh Bo.) This is quoted by the Rif ([[Brachot]] 26a), Rosh ([[Brachot]] 6:7), and Rambam ([[Brachot]] 3:4) and codified by Tur and Shulchan Aruch 208:2. | ||
* Tosfot 36b s.v. Kol writes that if the flour is added in order to fill one up then the food is [[Mezonot]], whereas if it’s added as a binding agent it’s not [[mezonot]]. Moreover, the Rashba ([[Brachot]] 36b s.v. Duvsha) writes that if the flour is added in order to give a taste or make the food more fit for consumption the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. This is quoted by the Bet Yosef 208:2 and codified as halacha by the Mishna Brurah 208:7. | * Tosfot 36b s.v. Kol writes that if the flour is added in order to fill one up then the food is [[Mezonot]], whereas if it’s added as a binding agent it’s not [[mezonot]]. Moreover, the Rashba ([[Brachot]] 36b s.v. Duvsha) writes that if the flour is added in order to give a taste or make the food more fit for consumption the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. This is quoted by the Bet Yosef 208:2 and codified as halacha by the Mishna Brurah 208:7. | ||
* Rosh ([[Brachot]] 6:7) writes that even if there is a majority of other ingredients flour is primary and the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. Bet Yosef 208:2 proves this from the language of the Gemara. The S”A 208:2 codifies this as halacha. </ref> This is only true when the taste of the flour is recognizable. <Ref>Beiur Halacha 208:9 s.v. Mivarech says that even though the Taz holds that once flour is added the Bracha is [[Mezonot]] whether or not the taste of flour is recognizable, nonetheless, many achronim argue on the Taz. Mishna Brurah 208:49 and Halacha Brurah 208:7 conclude that the Bracha is [[Mezonot]] only if the taste of the flour is recognizable. </ref> | * Rosh ([[Brachot]] 6:7) writes that even if there is a majority of other ingredients flour is primary and the Bracha is [[Mezonot]]. Bet Yosef 208:2 proves this from the language of the Gemara. The S”A 208:2 codifies this as halacha. </ref> This is only true when the taste of the flour is recognizable. <Ref>Beiur Halacha 208:9 s.v. Mivarech says that even though the Taz holds that once flour is added the Bracha is [[Mezonot]] whether or not the taste of flour is recognizable, nonetheless, many achronim argue on the Taz. Mishna Brurah 208:49 and Halacha Brurah 208:7 conclude that the Bracha is [[Mezonot]] only if the taste of the flour is recognizable. </ref> | ||
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==Oatmeal and farina== | ==Oatmeal and farina== | ||
# Hot cereals made from the five grains, farina, and oatmeal have [[Bracha Rishona]] of [[Mezonot]] and [[Bracha Achrona]] of [[Al HaMichya]] (even if one makes a meal out of it) <ref>The Gemara [[Brachot]] 36b records that everyone agrees that Daysa is [[Mezonot]]. Rashi (s.v. Daysa) explains that Daysa is (a cooked dish) made from crushed up wheat. This ruling is implied from the Rif ([[Brachot]] 25b), Rosh ([[Brachot]] 6:7), and Rambam ([[Brachot]] 3:4) and codified by Tur and | # Hot cereals made from the five grains, farina, and oatmeal have [[Bracha Rishona]] of [[Mezonot]] and [[Bracha Achrona]] of [[Al HaMichya]] (even if one makes a meal out of it) <ref>The Gemara [[Brachot]] 36b records that everyone agrees that Daysa is [[Mezonot]]. Rashi (s.v. Daysa) explains that Daysa is (a cooked dish) made from crushed up wheat. This ruling is implied from the Rif ([[Brachot]] 25b), Rosh ([[Brachot]] 6:7), and Rambam ([[Brachot]] 3:4) and codified by Tur and Shulchan Aruch 208:2. Therefore, The Laws of [[Brachos]] (Rabbi Forst, pg 272) and Halachos of [[Brachos]] (Rabbi Bodner, chap 27, pg 532, and [[Brachos]] handbook pg 64) rule that oatmeal and farina is [[Mezonot]] and [[Al HaMichya]]. Halachos of [[Brachos]] adds that even if one makes a meal (Koveh Seuda) out of oatmeal the bracha is still [[Mezonot]]. </ref> unless it is made with a watery consistency. <ref>Halacha Brurah 208:5 rules that hot cereal which are made out of the five grains is [[Mezonot]] unless it is very thin and watery. This is also the ruling of Vezot HaBracha (chap 12, 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> | ||
==Licorice== | ==Licorice== | ||
