Recently* I started saying hamotzei/benching every time I eat bread (look, it's the only prayer commanded in the torah. Kinda odd that it took me so long to add it in).
*Like, a year or two.
This had lead to a growth in halachic knowledge, as well as me deviating from some rulings in a fun way.
The biggest question is what differentiates bread from mezonot?
The answer is basically *vague shrug* in that it boils down to "Do you treat it like bread, or not?"
Cookies? Cake? Clearly never treated like bread.
Crackers? Not bread.
Pita chips? Uh... wait, I don't.... eh fuck it, I'll learn the answer on judgement day.
Chocolate Croissant? Not bread.
Croissant eaten with like... coffee? Probably not bread.
Croissant that you cut in half to make a sandwhich? Bread.. I guess?
Pizza? A legit debate. I rule that it is not bread.
Bagels? Bread.
Pizza Bagels? I rule that they are not bread, cause Pizza is not bread, and washing is annoying.
Matzah? Were it not for the fact that it is by definition bread, I would 100% not call it bread.
Also those burger buns where they use fruit juice so technically it is mezonot? go fuck yourself, it's bread.
