BAIS HAVAAD ON THE PARSHA THE SEPHARDIC HALACHA CENTER TZAV 5779 Matter of Taste By Rav Greenwald

The Halacha is that forbidden food that is absorbed in a mixture forbids the entire mixture (within a set of rules and limitations). This rule is known as “Ta’am K’Ikar” – a taste is like the entity itself. Maran (Y.D. 98) follows many Rishonim who hold that this rule is MiD’Oraita. Rashi (Hullin 97b) says it is generally D’Rabanan except for Kodashim. MiD’Oraita, it is Battel B’Rov (nullified in a majority).