Cooking Shemitah Fruits
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Question
Q. Is it permitted to eat raw garlic and onion as they are, not in a salad?
Answer
A. Vegetables that are normally eaten mixed with other foods, such as garlic or onion, are forbidden to be eaten not in a mixture, for this is considered an unusual manner of eating.
Source
Jerusalem Talmud (Shevi'it ch. 8, hal. 2); Rambam (Shemittah ch. 5, hal. 3); Chazon Ish (Shevi'it §25, sec. 32); Zimra Leshimcha (Shemittah, issue 3).
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