Crackers And Liver: Mezonis and Then Shehakol ( with a twist on the She'Hakol)

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In a discussion with a friend it was suggested when crackers and liver are going to be eaten together…
but you really dont want to eat liver on its own…

  1. To make a Bracha Mezonis on the cracker
  2. Now the liver needs its own Bracha - She’hakol

It was suggested that it is OK to take some chopped liver, put it on a new cracker and make a She’hakol on the cracker and liver “eaten together” !!

Is that OK to do, or do you actually have to take some liver without a cracker and make a She’Hakol?

Abie

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Presumably this is a case of ikar and tafal where mezonos is considered the ikkar, so a mezonos would be made on the whole thing, no shehakol at all. I’m interested to see what the Rav’s position is on this

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They are both ikkar. One is not tafel to the other. In this case a bracha is required on the cracker and a separate bracha on the liver.

See Mishna Brurah below

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Can you say both brachos before you take your first bite? Smear the liver on the cracker, say mezonos, say shehakol, and then take a bite? Since both brachos are on the same bite, would the second one be a hefsek?

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Make a mezonot on the cracker and eat it first.

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