When determining which of two mixed foods is the ikar, does majority quantity or importance govern?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah and Biur Halacha discuss rules for determining ikar in mixed foods: generally majority governs, but the five grain species always dominate even as a minority, and the more important/significant food may override the majority.
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When does a blessing on the primary food (ikar) exempt the secondary food (tafel) from its own blessing?
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If one eats the tafel (secondary food) before the ikar (primary food), does the tafel require its own blessing?
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