Commentary for Chullin 199:19

רבא אמר

R'Safra said to Abaye. Consider, Rab's ruling agrees, does it not, with the opinion of R'Judah who maintained that homogeneous substances cannot neutralize each other [in a mixture]? Why then [does he declare], 'As soon as it imparted its flavour'? Surely even if it did not impart any flavour to it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the piece which was first in the pot together with the piece of nebelah before the other pieces were put in, or the piece which was nearest the piece of nebelah and which therefore absorbed most of the essence of the latter.');">⁸</span> it would also [render the entire contents of the pot forbidden]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the forbidden substance is of the same kind as the rest of the contents of the pot.');">¹¹</span> - He replied: We are dealing here with the case where he straightway removed it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The piece of nebelah as well as the broth in the pot was removed before the other pieces were put in, leaving behind only one piece. If this piece therefore which remained contains the flavour of the nebelah, it is then regarded as nebelah itself and will render forbidden the pieces which are subsequently put in with it.');">¹²</span> Raba replied,

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