Shulchan Arukh Yoreh De'ah · Siman 96

Shulchan Arukh Yoreh De'ah 96 — English translation

Translation: Ritual of Judaism. Derived from French translation by Jean de Pavly & M.A.Neviasky, 1898. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.

1. 1Spicy Food Cut with a Meat Knife It is forbidden to eat with dairy foods radishes or turnips cut with an uncleaned knife that has been used the same day for meat, unless one first removes the thickness of a finger from the surfaces formed by the cut, or has determined by tasting that they have no meat flavor; in which case, it suffices to wash them. Some opine that the same applies when the knife is not from the same day or is cleaned. If they have been cooked with dairy without removing the surfaces formed by the cut, and without tasting them, a quantity sixty times greater than the part touched by the knife is required. The same rule applies to a gentile's knife. G LOSS : If they were cut into thin slices, sixty times the entire radish is required. Some opine that the radish is entirely forbidden if cut with a forbidden knife, and forbidden to be eaten with dairy if cut with a meat knife. This is the custom deliberately; but in the presence of a fait accompli, it suffices to remove the surfaces formed by the cut. But only the radish itself, whereas there is no problem if only the leaves adhering to the radish were cut. In case of doubt whether the cut was made with a forbidden knife, one inclines to leniency. Therefore, one can buy radishes whose beards are cut, as it is assumed they were cut with a hoe or spade. When no other radishes are found than those cut with a knife, it is customary to buy them and be content with removing the surfaces formed by the cut.
2. 2The same law applies to a knife used to cut garlic, onions, horseradish, or similar spicy vegetables, or tart fruits, or salted fish. G LOSS : However, it is permitted to eat sauces prepared by gentiles, such as those with cloves, for gentiles have special utensils to detach the clove flowers or they pluck them by hand.
3. 3It is forbidden to eat with dairy foods peppers pounded in a mortar used the same day for meat foods. G LOSS : Some forbid this even if the mortar has not been used the same day.
4. 4Lemon juices sold by gentiles, as well as pieces of salted fish contained in barrels and also sold by gentiles, are permitted. G LOSS : For they bring them in large quantities, so the part that becomes forbidden due to the gentile's knife is dissolved by the rest which absorbs the flavor. Thus, everything is permitted. The same applies to other foods. This is why in some countries people eat compotes prepared by gentiles, even though the fruits have been peeled and cut with a knife. In other places, people are more stringent about this, and one should not deviate from the custom. However, it is customary to declare permitted fruits that are not tart like lemons, such as apples or dried quinces; there is no hesitation for these fruits.
5. 5It is permitted to eat with dairy foods gourds cut with a meat knife, and it suffices to scrape the surfaces formed by the cut. This scraping even becomes unnecessary when it comes to melons, where a simple wash suffices; this even suffices for cold foods cut after the melons, for the flavor of the melons differs from that absorbed by the knife, which it dissolves. G LOSS : But this applies only to melons, not to other vegetables, bread, or similar foods. And even after the melons, it is only permitted to cut cold foods once, but not multiple times, unless melons are cut between each cold food.

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