Eating a Grain Dish Close to Minchah
Question
Hello, Rabbi. It is known that one may not begin a meal with bread within half an hour before Minchah. What is the halachah regarding a mezonot meal, for example ptitim and chicken (a meat dish)?
Answer
Shalom u’vrachah
A grain dish — such as ptitim, pasta, and the like — if one eats it in a casual manner, is permitted even in an amount greater than a kebeitzah.
However, if one is eating his regular meal from them, it is forbidden before Minchah.
Source
Mishnah Berurah, siman 232, se’if katan 34
A cooked dish made from the Five Species is also permitted if one does not establish his meal upon it.
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