blessing of food
Saying thanks before eating
A blessing of food is a prayer or expression of gratitude spoken before a meal, thanking a deity for the sustenance provided.
The practice appears across religious traditions—grace in Christianity, hamotzi in Judaism, bismillah in Islam.
The phrase can refer to the act itself or to the words spoken: Would you say the blessing of food?
In some traditions, blessing of food also covers prayers spoken over ingredients during preparation or over offerings.
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- say gracePreprandial prayer ritual
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