Brachot On Foods That Start With The Letters O or P
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Bracha on Foods that begin with O or P
| Food | Bracha Rishona | Bracha Achrona |
|---|---|---|
| Oats Cooked | Mezonot | ¹ |
| Oatmeal | Mezonot | Al Hamichya² |
| Oatmeal Cookies | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³ |
| Oats (Raw, Fresh) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴ |
| Okra (ladyfinger; a type of green pod) | HaAdama | Boreh Nefashot⁵ |
| Olive Oil | No Bracha | ⁶ |
| Olive Oil mixed with water cooked with vegetables | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁷ |
| Olive (Pickled) | HaEtz | Al HaEtz⁸ |
| Omelet, Egg | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁹ |
| Onion | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹⁰ |
| Onion Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas Ha'mazon¹¹ |
| Onion Crackers | ||
| Without K'vias S'udah | Mezonot | Al Hamichya¹² |
| With K'vias S'udah | HaMotzei | Bircas Ha'mazon¹³ |
| Onion Rings, Fried | ||
| With Flour Coating | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos¹⁴ |
| Without Flour Coating | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹⁵ |
| Onion Soup | Shehakol | No Bracha¹⁶ |
| Orange | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos¹⁷ |
| Orange Peel (Even Candied) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹⁸ |
| Orange Juice (Even With Pulp) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹⁹ |
| Orange Marmalade | ||
| Made From Orange Peels | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos²⁰ |
| With Orange Solids | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos²¹ |
| Orange Peel (Raw Or Candied) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos²² |
| Oregano (when eaten alone and it's tasty) | Shehakol | ²³ |
| Orzo | Mezonot | Al Hamichya²⁴ |
| Pancakes | Mezonot | Al Hamichya²⁵ |
| Papaya | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos²⁶pas |
| Parsley | Some say Shehakol; Some say Haadama | Borei Nefashos²⁷ |
| Parsnip | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos²⁸ |
| Passion Fruit | Some say HaEtz; some say Haadama | Borei Nefashos²⁹ |
| Pasta | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁰ |
| Pastrami | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos³¹ |
| Pastrami Sandwich (Even With "Mezonot " Bread) | HaMotzei | Bircas Hamazon³² |
| Pastry | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³³ |
| Peach (With/Without Cream) | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos³⁴ |
| Peach Pie | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁵ |
| Pea soup | HaAdama | No bracha³⁶ |
| Peanut | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos³⁷ |
| Peanut with cracker like shell (in Israel it's called the American Peanut) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya³⁸ |
| Peanut Brittle | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos³⁹ |
| Peanut Butter (Creamy) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁴⁰ |
| Peanut Butter (Chunky) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴¹ |
| Peanut Butter (And Jelly) Sandwich | HaMotzei | Bircas Hamazon⁴² |
| Peanut Chew (Candy) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁴³ |
| Pear | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos⁴⁴ |
| Pearl barley cooked | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁴⁵ |
| Peas | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁴⁶ |
| Pecan | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos⁴⁷ |
| Pelican leaves | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot⁴⁸ |
| Peppers stuffed with rice | Mezonot | Boreh Nefashot⁴⁹ |
| Pepper Steak | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁵⁰ |
| Persimmon | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos⁵¹ |
| Pesach Cake (With Matza Meal) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁵² |
| Pesach Cake (Without Matza Meal) | Shehakol | Boreh Nefashot⁵³ |
| Pesach Nooles | ||
| With Matzo Meal | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁵⁴ |
| Without Matzo Meal | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁵⁵ |
| Petitim (pasta balls) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁵⁶ |
| Pickle | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁵⁷ |
| Pickled Herring | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁵⁸ |
| Pickle Juice | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁵⁹ |
| Pie | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁶⁰ |
| Pie Crust | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁶¹ |
| Pine Nut | HaEtz | Boreh Nefashot⁶² |
| Pineapple | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁶³ |
| Pineapple guava or Feijoa | HaEtz | Boreh Nefashot⁶⁴ |
| Pineapple Juice | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁶⁵ |
| Pistachio Nut | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos⁶⁶ |
| Pita | Hamotzei | Birkat Hamazon⁶⁷ |
| Pitcha | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁶⁸ |
| Pizza (Water) | Ashkenazim: Some say HaMotzei; some say if one slice is eaten as snack mezonot | Al Hamichya; Birkat Hamazon⁶⁹ |
| Pizza (Water) | Sephardim: HaMotzei | Birkat Hamazon⁷⁰ |
| Pizza (Juice or Milk) | Ashkenazim: If made with no water Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁷¹ |
| Pizza (Juice or Milk) | Sephardim: If taste is recognizable mezonot; otherwise hamotzei | Al Hamichya; Birkat Hamazon⁷² |
| Plum | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos⁷³ |
| Plum Pie | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁷⁴ |
| Plum Royale (Wine) | Hagofen | Al Hagefen⁷⁵ |
| Pomegranate | HaEtz | Al HaEtz⁷⁶ |
| Popcorn | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁷⁷ |
| Poppy Seeds | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁷⁸ |
| Pot Roast | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁷⁹ |
| Potato (Including Mashed) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁸⁰ |
| Potato Blintz | Mezonot | Al Hamichya *5⁸¹ |
| Potato Chips | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁸² |
| Potato Knish (With Thick Crust) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁸³ |
| Potato Knish (With Thin Crust) | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos *1⁸⁴ |
| Potato Kugel | ||
| Made From Grated Potatoes | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁸⁵ |
| Made From Potato Puree | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁸⁶ |
| Potato Latkes | ||
| Made From Grated Potatoes | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁸⁷ |
| Made From Potato Puree | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos⁸⁸ |
| Potato Pirogen | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁸⁹ |
| Potato Salad | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁹⁰ |
| Potato Soup | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁹¹ |
| Potato Soup (Cream Of Potato Soup) | Shehakol | No Bracha⁹² |
| Potato Sticks | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁹³ |
| Potatonik (With Flour) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁹⁴ |
| Porridge | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁹⁵ |
| Preserves, Fruit (With Fruit Solids) | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos⁹⁶ |
| Preserves, Strawberry (With Solids) | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos⁹⁷ |
| Pretzels, Hard | Mezonot | Al Hamichya⁹⁸ |
| Pretzels, Soft | Some say Mezonot; some say Hamotzei | Al Hamichya; Birkat Hamazon⁹⁹ |
| Prickly Pear (Sabra) | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos¹⁰⁰ |
| Pringles | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹⁰¹ |
| Product 19 (Cereal) | Mezonot | Al Hamichya¹⁰² |
| Prune | HaEtz | Borei Nefashos¹⁰³ |
| Prune Juice | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹⁰⁴ |
| Prune Danish | Mezonot | Al Hamichya¹⁰⁵ |
| Pudding | ||
| Chocolate Or Vanilla | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹⁰⁶ |
| Noodle | Mezonot | Al Hamichya¹⁰⁷ |
| Rice | Mezonot | Borei Nefashos¹⁰⁸ |
| Puffed Wheat | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹⁰⁹ |
| Pumpernickel Bread | HaMotzei | Bircas HaMazon¹¹⁰ |
| Pumpkin | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹¹¹ |
| Pumpkin Pie | Mezonot | Al Hamichya¹¹² |
| Pumpkin Seeds | HaAdama | Borei Nefashos¹¹³ |
| Punch | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹¹⁴ |
| Puree (Of Fruits Or Vegetables) | Shehakol | Borei Nefashos¹¹⁵ |
References
¹: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²: Gemara Brachot 36b writes that everyone agrees that Daysa is Mezonot. Rashi (D"H Daysa) explains that Daysa is (a cooked dish) made from crushed up wheat. This ruling is implied from the Rif (Brachot 25b), Rosh (Brachot 6:7), and Rambam (Brachot 3:4) and codified by Tur and Shulchan Aruch 208:2. Therefore, The Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 272, and 374) and Halachos of Brachos (Rabbi Bodner, chap 27, pg 482) rule that oatmeal is Mezonot and Al HaMichya. Halachos of Brachos adds that even if one makes a meal (Koveh Seuda) out of oatmeal the bracha is still Mezonot.
³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁵: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214), Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁶: Shulchan Aruch 202:4 holding like most rishonim (on Gemara Brachot 35b) writes that there's no bracha on plain olive oil, while the Shaar HaTzion points out that the poskim don’t hold like the Rambam Brachot 8:2 who says that one should make Shehakol. Chazon Ovadyah pg 126 writes that this halacha is true even in our day. Mishna Brurah 202:27 writes that the same is true even if one does so in order to soothe one's throat. The Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) agrees.
⁷: Shulchan Aruch 202:4 rules like the Bahag and Rambam unlike the Rabbenu Yosef that olive oil mixed with a lot of water cooked with vegetables and one isn’t having it in order to soothe one’s throat the Bracha isn’t HaEtz for the olive oil but rather Shehakol. The Mishna Brurah 202:43 and Shaar HaTzion 202:35 hold like the Magan Avraham (unlike the Taz) that even if there’s a majority of olive oil the Bracha is Shehakol.
⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²³: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
²⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) writes that parsley is shehakol while Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) writes that it is haadama if it is cooked.
²⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
²⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) writes that passion fruit is haetz, while Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) writes that it is haadama.
³⁰: Rama 168:13, Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
³¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
³⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
³⁶: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
³⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
³⁸: Siddur Kol Eliyahu (pg 894) which is based on Rav Modechai Eliyahu's rulings and Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
³⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 304-5) writes that peanut butter is always HaAdama whether it's chunky or smooth. However, Vezot HaBracha (pg 398 note 10) and Halachos of Brachos (Rabbi Bodner, chap 22, pg 410) quote Rav Shlomo Zalman saying that even chunky peanut butter is Shehakol. Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) writes that if there's a discernible taste of the peanut, the peanut butter is HaAdama, otherwise it's Shehakol.
⁴¹: see above footnote
⁴²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Vezot HaBracha (pg 389, Luach HaBrachot)
⁴³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴⁵: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214), Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁴⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴⁸: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁴⁹: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁵⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁵¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁵²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁵³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁵⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁵⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁵⁶: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁵⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁵⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁵⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁶⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁶¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁶²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁶³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁶⁴: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁶⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁶⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁶⁷: Shulchan Aruch 168:8, explained by the Mishna Brurah 168:36, writes that regular soft bread made from dough is HaMotzei even if it is made into a thin form. For example, pita is Hamotzei even though the shape is thin (Vezot Habracha p. 395). Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) and Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) agree.
⁶⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁶⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) holds that the bracha on pizza is mezonot for one slice if eaten as a snack.
⁷⁰: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁷¹: Laws of Brachos p. 237 writes that if the pizza is made with no water at all it is mezonot; otherwise it is subject to an uncertainity.
⁷²: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁷³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁷⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁷⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁷⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁷⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) writes that popcorn is HaAdama, however, Siddur Kol Eliyahu (pg 896) which is based on Rav Modechai Eliyahu's rulings writes that popcorn is Shehakol. Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) agrees that it is haadama.
⁷⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁷⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁸⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁸⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹⁵: Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁹⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
⁹⁸: Shulchan Aruch 168:7, Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384) Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
⁹⁹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 238) writes that soft pretzels made with water might be hamotzei but potentially are mezonot if they are eaten as a snack. Halachos of Brachos p. 468 writes that soft pretzels are certainly mezonot.
¹⁰⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
¹⁰¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384). Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214) writes that Pringles are shehakol.
¹⁰²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁰³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁰⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁰⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁰⁶: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
¹⁰⁷: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁰⁸: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹⁰⁹: Igrot Moshe OC 4:44, Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Chazon Ovadia Brachot p. 183, Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
¹¹⁰: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹¹¹: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)
¹¹²: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹¹³: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Vezot HaBracha (Luach Brachot pg 364)
¹¹⁴: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384)
¹¹⁵: Laws of Brachos (Rabbi Forst, pg 359-384), Yalkut Yosef (Klalei Sefer Brachot pg 208-214)