The Custom of Eating Garlic on Friday Night

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Question

What are the things that are customary to eat on Friday night?

Answer

Shalom and blessings. It is instituted that a married man should eat roasted garlic, and there is also a custom to eat fatty meat, fine wine, and eggs.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 276, Paragraph 1), Mishnah Berurah (Sk 1). See also Yoma (18a), Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 608, Paragraph 4).

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