by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
They are the rage of New York City and are slowly entering the Orthodox Jewish community.� They are Korean Corndogs and, the nevailah version can be found at virtually every street-corner in Manhattan.
,It is only a matter of time until a kosher restaurant will start offering them and, this author predicts that the new food item will just take over.
The food is a full meal, with a hotdog, a doughy outside, french fries, bread crumbs, and ketchup and mustard.� Since it is fried – it is a Mezonos for those that are bench-phobia.
RABBEINU TAM’S VIEW
Tosfos “Lechem” in Brachos 37b brings the view of Rabbeinu Tam (as explained by the Chazon Ish) that frying a bread-like item is considered as if that is its own form of baking and it would require HaMotzi.� The Mishna Berura (168:82), however, explains that Rabbeinu Tam held that it becomes a Hamotzi at the point othat it became dough.
THE RASH’S VIEW
The Rash’s view (See Challah 1:5) is that even if the fried dough has the appearance of bread it remains Mezonos. Hamotzi ionly comes through baking.
The Shulchan Aruch (OC 168:13) cites both opinions.� The Ramah, however, rules like teh Rash and states that only a Mezonos is recited.
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