[Avodah] The danger of smelling a food and not consuming it

[Professor L. Levine via Avodah]

The following is from today's Daf Hayomi B"Halacha


The danger of smelling a food and not consuming it
Someone who smelled the aroma of a food but was unable to eat it should not swallow the saliva that formed in his mouth because of the food. Swallowing this saliva can be dangerous and cause harm. Instead, one should spit out this saliva. If a guest enters while the host is eating a fragrant food which could cause the guest to salivate, it is proper to offer him some of the food to save him from a dangerous situation.  As such, hosts have developed the practice of inviting people present to share in their meals. Guests, however, are forbidden from offering outsiders who were not invited by the host to participate in the meal unless they are certain that the host will not mind.
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Waiters
In order to protect him from this danger, a waiter [who is not a member of the seuda] must be given a taste of every fragrant food that is served. If many fragrant foods are served at one meal, he should receive a bit of each one. It is laudable to offer the waiter a little of every food that he serves, fragrant or not. If, at the time the waiter was hired, the host stipulated that the waiter may not taste the foods, the stipulation is not binding and the waiter is entitled to taste each food. One is not required to give the waiter a special portion if he is authorized to help himself from the food. Likewise, it is not necessary to give the waiter a separate portion in places where the waiter joins the family at the table.
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