Tasting a Little Food for a Mourner Before the Meal of Consolation
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Question
Is it permissible for a mourner, after the burial, to taste a little of their own food before the meal of consolation?
Answer
The custom is not to taste anything before the meal of consolation.
Source
Responsa Divrei Malkiel, Part 2, Siman 97 "And it is possible that tasting is permitted, for the sages said it is forbidden to eat, but did not say it is forbidden to taste. And similarly, the poskim have written in many places to differentiate between the prohibition to eat and the prohibition to taste. Nevertheless, the Jewish people are holy and have the custom not to taste anything after the burial, but to immediately eat the meal of consolation."