Related for Pesachim 78:11
או דילמא כל דתקינו רבנן כעין דאורייתא תקון אמר רבא מסתברא מצה ומרור:
This is the general principle of the matter: Whatever has the taste of maror, one can discharge the obligation with it; but whatever does not possess the taste of maror, one cannot discharge the obligation with it!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Here too R. Meir seems to state that both the herbs themselves (i.e.. the leaves) and the stalks may be fresh or dry. And the Mishnah too evidently agrees with R. Meir, since the Rabbis maintain that dried herbs cannot be eaten.');"><sup>14</sup></span> - Explain it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The statement permitting its use dried.');"><sup>15</sup></span> [as referring] to the stalk.
Tosefta Pesachim
Rabbi Yehuda ben Beteira says, they fulfill [the obligation of eating bitter herbs] with lettuce (חזרת) and with mustard. Rabbi Yishmael bar Rabbi Yochanan ben Berokah says, one does not fulfull [the obligation] with anything that burns [the mouth]. Rabbi Yehuda says, anything that makes one pale [after eating it] fulfills [the obligation]. They may fulfill [the obligation] either with wet or dry [bitter herbs]. Rabbi Meir says, [the halacha should rather be formulated as] "they even fulfill [their obligation] with dry [bitter herbs]." Rabbi Tzadok says, [the halacha should rather be formulated as] "they even fulfill [their obligation] with pickled [bitter herbs]."
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