Dear Rabbi Simon,
Are breadsticks bread requiring the blessing of HaMotzi or crackers requiring Mezonot?
Many thanks,
Baruch
Hi Baruch,
Generally, breadsticks should be regarded as similar to crackers, requiring the berakhah of mezonot. Only if one was to eat enough to constitute a meal would s/he need to treat the breadsticks as bread (including washing one’s hands ritually and reciting the extended birkat ha-mazon). This would be uncommon (though not impossible), probably requiring the consumption of 6-10 breadsticks (depending on the size and possibly other factors).
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Best wishes,
Rabbi Rashi Simon