Tasting a Dish During a Fast
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Question
I work in a daycare kitchen. Am I allowed to taste the food to check if it needs salt or spices on the Tenth of Tevet?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
It is forbidden to taste and swallow the food.
Tasting without swallowing the food depends on a dispute: the Sephardic custom permits it, but care should be taken not to taste more than a 'revi'it' (-86 cc) at a time. The Ashkenazi custom prohibits it in any quantity.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 567, Se'if 1 and 2.