Commentary for Ketubot 122:1

דחוור אפיה שקל באצבעתיה אנח ליה בפומיה א"ל אפסדת לסעודתא דמלכא אמרו ליה אמאי תיעביד הכי אמר להו מאן דעביד הכי פסיל למאכל דמלכא אמרו ליה אמאי אמר להו דבר אחר חזאי ביה בדקו ולא אשכחו שקל אצבעתיה אנח עליה אמר להו הכא מי בדקיתו בדקו אשכחו אמרו ליה רבנן מ"ט סמכת אניסא אמר להו חזאי רוח צרעת דקא פרחה עילויה:

so he took [some food] with his finger and put it in his [Mar Zutra’s] mouth. The steward said to him: “You have ruined the King’s meal!” They said to him: “Why did you do such a thing?” He said to them: “The man who prepared that dish has rendered the King’s food objectionable.” . They said to him, “Why?” He replied, “I noticed a piece of leprous swine flesh in it.” They examined [the dish] but did not find [such a thing]. Thereupon he took hold of his finger and put it on it saying,. “Did you examine this part?” They examined it and found it [to be as R. Ashi had said]. The rabbis asked him: “Why did you rely upon a miracle?” He said to them: “I saw the spirit of leprosy floating over it.”

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