I just put vinegar into my RH fish

amother

OP ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:03 pm

I by mistake put vinegar into my fish. I followed a sweet and sour recipe. Would you use it RH? Crying

mommy2b1

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:04 pm

Everyone’s minhag is diff but pretty sure my family holds that if it also has sugar or honey it’s ok

doodlesmom ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:05 pm

I believe if it tastes sweet it’s fine.
A neighbor of mine just told me they don’t use mayo on RH cuz it has vinegar…l

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amother

Strawberry ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:06 pm

We don't eat anything with vinegar, so I'd freeze it for Simchas Torah

↑ doodlesmom ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:06 pm

amother Strawberry wrote:

We don't eat anything with vinegar, so I'd freeze it for Simchas Torah

You use mayonnaise?

↑ doodlesmom

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:10 pm

amother Strawberry wrote:

I'm not your neighbor Smile

I’m curious where the buck stops?
If the company puts in vinegar it’s okay, but you dont?
Just trying to understand….

I always knew- don’t eat anything sour no matter if it was made of vinegar or lemon etc…

Blessing1

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:23 pm

We hold that if it also has sugar or sweetener & it tastes sweet, it's fine to eat.

amother

Fuchsia

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:35 pm

Husband (should be gebentched) told me this year that triple strong chrein gives him a simchas yt and he doesn’t want those no vinegar anymore. He wants reg good food for everyone.

PinkFridge ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:46 pm

amother OP wrote:

I by mistake put vinegar into my fish. I followed a sweet and sour recipe. Would you use it RH? Crying

It's really a matter of YOUR minhag. But the fact that it's sweet and tangy (maybe not even sour) makes me think it's probably fine even according to your minhag. Another factor might be how much it adds to your oneg yom tov.

synthy ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 3:59 pm

amother Nasturtium wrote:

Halacha is specifically no vinegar on fish so for sure no

Its not Halacha, it’s a minhag

↑ synthy

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:03 pm

Honestly I’d probably eat it, at this point it’s bal tashchis not to and I’m sure that’s worse

amother

Plum

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:11 pm

We hold as long as it isn't the main ingredient we can eat it.
Ask your husband or Rav what you hold.

patzer ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:20 pm

amother Strawberry wrote:

We don't eat anything with vinegar, so I'd freeze it for Simchas Torah

Me, too.
And if it's not the type that can be frozen, I'd eat it for supper today or tomorrow.
That being said, I do have a slight tendency to go a bit overboard with minhagim. Wink

↑ patzer

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:23 pm

doodlesmom wrote:

About mayonaise....since it contains vinegar, I wouldn't use it straight (as a dip or topping). I would, however, use it in a salad, since in that case the vinegar would only be an ingredient of an ingredient.
Makes sense?

amother

↑ Nasturtium ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:25 pm

synthy wrote:

Its not Halacha, it’s a minhag

You can check Kitzur Shulchan Auruch
Siman 129 Seif Tes

It says it clearly.

↑ PinkFridge ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:28 pm

amother Nasturtium wrote:

You can check Kitzur Shulchan Auruch
Siman 129 Seif Tes

It says it clearly.

Looking at the English (Chabad.com), I see it says "we should/should not," just as we "should" wish each other a shanah tovah. Obviously there are many mitzvos one gets in giving a brachah to another Jew, but what is this source for these particular conducts to be on the level of mitzvah? D'rabbanan? D'Oraisa?

Here is the Hebrew: וְאֵין לְבַשֵּׁל אוֹתָם בְּחֹמֶץ, כִּי אֵין אוֹכְלִים דְּבָרִים חֲמוּצִים אוֹ מְרִירִים בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

amother

Chartreuse

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:34 pm

PinkFridge wrote:

And if the food tastes sweet despite the vinegar do we care about the vinegar?

↑ PinkFridge ↓

Mon, Sep 30 2024, 4:42 pm

amother Chartreuse wrote:

And if the food tastes sweet despite the vinegar do we care about the vinegar?

This is where minhag comes in. If you're not sure, ask your moreh derech for clarity.