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

[Eli Turkel via Avodah]

<<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.

Waiters
In order to protect him from this danger, a waiter  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.  >>

These are based on health reasons which don't seem to be applicable today.
I have been at many charedi weddings and doubt if the waiters are given to
eat from each food (though one could argue about how fragrant the dishes
are)

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Eli Turkel
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