Tasting Food on a Fast Day
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Question
I work as a cook in a children's institution. Am I allowed to taste the food today on the fast day (Fast of Gedaliah)?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
According to the Mechaber, tasting food is permitted when tasting less than a revi'it (approximately 80 cc) if the food is spit out after tasting. This is the custom of the Sephardim. According to the Rema, even in this manner, tasting is forbidden. This is the custom of the Ashkenazim.
Among the followers of the Mechaber, there is a dispute whether it is permitted to taste several times a day if in total more than a revi'it is placed in the mouth, or only when the total for the entire day is less than a revi'it. One may be lenient in this matter.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 567, Seif 1. Mishnah Berurah, Seif Katan 8.