<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><<The danger of smelling a food and not consuming it</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">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. </span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Waiters</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">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. >></span><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">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)<br clear="all"></span><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000099" face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">Eli Turkel</font></div></div>
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