Reference for Yoma 162:9
ת"ר אכל עלי קנים פטור לולבי גפנים חייב אלו הן לולבי גפנים אמר רבי יצחק מגדלאה כל שלבלבו מר"ה ועד יוה"כ ורב כהנא אמר כל שלשים יום תניא כוותיה דר' יצחק מגדלאה אכל עלי קנים פטור ולולבי גפנים חייב אלו הן לולבי גפנים כל שלבלבו מר"ה ועד יוה"כ
- That is no difficulty; The one case deals with green pepper, the other with dry pepper.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. VIII, 9. Hence pepper is considered fruit, and as such should involve the eater thereof on the Day of Atonement in the penalty of extirpation, whereas Raba had taught that one who ate thereof is not culpable. R. Meir speaks of green pepper which can be eaten, hence subject to the law of 'orlah, whereas Raba speaks of dry pepper, which cannot be considered a food, hence one who has eaten thereof, in the best case has not partaken of eatables, in the worst case has harmed himself, in either case is not culpable.');"><sup>6</sup></span> Rabina said to Meremar: But R'Nahman has said that preserved ginger coming from India is permitted,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Preserved ginger therefore is considered a food. The blessing due emphasizes that it is considered such.');"><sup>7</sup></span> and the blessing. Who createst the fruit of the ground' is obligatory [before eating it].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Preserved ginger therefore is considered a food. The blessing due emphasizes that it is considered such.');"><sup>7</sup></span>