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==The five grains (wheat, barley…)== | ==The five grains (wheat, barley…)== | ||
# The Bracha of Mezonot is 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. S"A 208:2 codifies this.</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 HaTzion 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 HaTzion 208:13) writes that this is accepted by all poskim.] | ||
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==Licorice== | ==Licorice== | ||
# If the grain is mixed into the food in order to bind the ingredients together the Bracha is not Mezonot. <Ref>S”A 208:3 </ref> | # If the grain is mixed into the food in order to bind the ingredients together the Bracha is not Mezonot. <Ref>S”A 208:3 </ref> | ||
## Licorice is Shehakol because even though it contains flour, the flour is only used as a binding agent. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 108, chapter 12), http://www.ou.org/torah/tt/5759/eikev59/specialfeatures.htm </ref> | ## Licorice is Shehakol because even though it contains flour, the flour is only used as a binding agent. <Ref>Vezot HaBracha (pg 108, chapter 12), [http://www.ou.org/torah/tt/5759/eikev59/specialfeatures.htm OU.org]</ref> | ||
==Raw Grains== | |||
For the bracha on raw, roasted, and puffed grains, see the [[Raw or roasted grain]] page. A common example of this category is granola. See that page for details. | |||
==Questions== | ==Questions== | ||
