Reciting a Higher-Level Blessing on Food
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Question
I want to thank Hashem more, so is it permissible for me to recite the long Birkat Hamazon on something that requires the blessing 'Al Hamichya'? And if so, is it permissible to say 'Al Mizbechecha' in Birkat Hamazon in this case?
Answer
Shalom Rav. The true honor to the Creator, may He be blessed, is to bless each thing exactly as the Sages instituted, and it is not permissible to change even if we feel one blessing is superior. Moreover, even if someone recited Birkat Hamazon on something that requires the blessing 'Al Hamichya', the poskim are divided on whether he has fulfilled his obligation.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 208, Seif 17); Mishnah Berurah (Seif Katan 75); Shaar HaTziyun (Siman 176, Seif Katan 5).
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