Commentary for Avodah Zarah 75:6
אמר רב ברונא אמר רב עובד כוכבים שהצית את האור באגם כל החגבים שבאגם אסורין ה"ד אילימא דלא ידע הי טהור והי טמא מאי איריא עובד כוכבים אפילו ישראל נמי אלא משום בישולי עובדי כוכבים
R. Berona said in the name of Rav: If a non-Jew set fire to uncleared ground, all the [roasted] locusts found in the uncleared ground are prohibited. How do we understand [this prohibition]? If we say that the reason [the locusts] are prohibited is because he could not distinguish between the clean and unclean species; why specify that a non-Jew [kindled the fire] since it would be the same if even an Israelite did so!
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
According to Rav, if a non-Jew sets fire to the ground and the fire roasts some locusts the locusts may not be eaten.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The problem with Rav’s statement is that we can assume the non-Jew burned the ground of the uncleared field not in order to roast the locusts but in order to clear the ground. In cases like this, where the intention was not to cook but to clear some unwanted thing away, the cooked food should not be prohibited.
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