Commentary for Avodah Zarah 74:16
אלא מעתה חטין ועשאן קליות ה"נ דאסורין וכי תימא ה"נ והתניא חיטין ועשאן קליות מותרין אלא כמים מה מים שלא נשתנו מברייתן אף אוכל שלא נשתנה מברייתו
According to this reasoning wheat that was roasted, it too should be permitted; and should you maintain that that is so, behold it has been taught: Wheat that was roasted are permitted! Rather like water: Just as water has not been changed from its natural form [is permitted to Jews] so too the food must not have been changed from its natural form.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
If any food that non-Jews change from its original form is prohibited, then if they roast ears of wheat they should be prohibited. But they are not.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud now refines the comparison with water. Water retains its natural form and so does wheat that has just been roasted. It still looks like wheat. The cooked food would become prohibited only if it has really been modified.
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