sharp foods

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Answered by Rabbi Abadi

Because it was not respectful. and because the sorces were not Shulchan Aruch, Rishonim, Acharonim, or Shaalot Uteshuvot, but rather various websites....>> It was respectful. So I'll try again, with sources, again: Gemara (Chullin 111b-112a) states that a radish that was cut by a meat knife may not be consumed with milk products. One Rishon (Rabbeinu Yechiel cited by the Semak number 213) asserts that the rule of Davar Charif applies only to the sharp items specifically mentioned by the Talmud -- a radish and assa foetida (Chiltit, see Avodah Zarah 39a). HOWEVER Most Rishonim, though, follow the opinion of Tosafot (Chullin 112a s.v. Agav) and Rambam (Hilchot Maachalot Asurot 9:24) that this rule applies to any sharp item such as onion or garlic. The Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 96:21) rules in accordance with the majority opinion. See also: Shulchan Orach, Yoeh Deah 96:1 Moreover, as I tried to show through the accretion of websites, the overhwelming majority of Jewish people hold like the shulchan orach. Therefore you are performing a serious disservice when you rely on a minority opinion to say that "it's a myth that onions are sharp."