Tasting In Halacha - Rabbi Yakov Zev Smith

1. Is a bracha required when tasting food? 2. The halachic definition of טעימה 3. Tasting food during a taanis or on Tisha B’Av 4. Is a bracha said when tasting wine? 5. Does a person who has no sense of taste make a bracha? 6. Is a bracha said on breath fresheners? (Listerine strips) 7. The halachos for mouth spray, flavored toothpicks, dental floss, etc. 8. Must one wait six hours after tasting fleishigs? 9. Tasting non-kosher food (cooking lessons) 10. Using non-kosher mouth fresheners, etc. 11. Accidentally made a bracha on food during a fast day or on milk while fleishigs 12. Made a bracha on food that was spoiled 13. Accidentally spoke after making a bracha but only tasted the food (before swallowing) 5 Adar 5783