Commentary for Avodah Zarah 75:2
אמר רב שמואל בר רב יצחק אמר רב כל הנאכל כמות שהוא חי אין בו משום בישולי עובדי כוכבים בסורא מתנו הכי בפומבדיתא מתנו הכי אמר רב שמואל בר רב יצחק אמר רב כל שאינו נאכל על שולחן מלכים ללפת בו את הפת אין בו משום בישולי עובדי כוכבים
R. Shmuel b. Yitzchak said in the name of Rav: Whatever is eaten raw is not prohibited on account of having been cooked by non-Jews. Thus was it taught in Sura; but in Pumbedita they taught this version: R. Shmuel b. R. Yitzchak said in the name of Rav: Whatever is not brought upon the table of kings to serve as a relish with bread is not prohibited on account of having been cooked by non-Jews.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
If the food can be eaten while it is raw, then cooking does not make it edible for it was edible before. Thus even if it is cooked by a non-Jew, a Jew can still eat it. An example would be, for instance, a tomato.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
This is the second version of the above statement. If the food is not “fancy” enough to be put on the table of a king to be eaten with bread then the prohibition does not apply.
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