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אבטא דטייעי, בתר תריסר ירחי שתא שרי. אמר רב אחא בריה דרב איקא: הני פורצני דארמאי, בתר תריסר ירחי שתא שרי. אמר רב אחא בריה דרבא: הני גולפי שחימי ואוכמי, בתר תריסר ירחי שתא שרי.
canteens belonging to Arabs, after 12 months of the year they are permitted. Rav Aḥa, son of Rav Ika, says: With regard to these Aramean grape pits, after 12 months of the year they are permitted. Rav Aḥa, son of Rava, says: With regard to these brown and black jugs, after 12 months of the year they are permitted.
והמורייס. תנו רבנן: מורייס אומן — מותר. רבי יהודה בן גמליאל אומר משום רבי חנינא בן גמליאל: אף חילק אומן — מותר.
§ The Mishnah teaches that fish stew is prohibited. A baraita states: Fish stew prepared by an expert is permitted, as professionals do not mix wine in it. R' Yehuda ben Gamliel says in the name of R' Ḥanina ben Gamliel: Ḥilak prepared by an expert is also permitted.
תני אבימי בריה דרבי אבהו: מורייס אומן מותר. הוא תני לה והוא אמר לה: פעם ראשון ושני מותר, שלישי אסור. מאי טעמא? פעם ראשון ושני דנפיש שומנייהו — לא צריך למירמי בהו חמרא, מכאן ואילך רמו בהו חמרא.
Avimi, son of R' Abbahu, would teach: Fish stew prepared by an expert is permitted. He would teach this baraita that he received through tradition, and then he would say its explanation: The first time and the second time that fish stew is prepared from a fish, it is permitted, but the third time it is prohibited. What is the reason? With regard to the first time and the second time, as the fish’s oil is plentiful, there is no need to place wine in it. From this point forward, one might place wine in it to compensate for the insufficient fish oil.
ההוא ארבא דמורייסא דאתי לנמילא דעכו, אותיב רבי אבא דמן עכו נטורי בהדה. אמר ליה רבא: עד האידנא מאן נטרה? אמר ליה: עד האידנא (למאן) [למאי] ניחוש לה? אי משום דמערבי ביה חמרא — קיסתא דמורייס בלומא, קיסתא דחמרא בארבעה לומי.
The Talmud relates that there was a certain boat carrying fish stew which came to the port of Akko, and R' Abba from Akko placed guards over it to ensure that no wine would be added to the fish stew. Rava said to him: Until now, who guarded it? R' Abba said to him: Until now, for what should we be concerned? If the problem is due to the concern that they mix wine in it, that concern is unfounded, as in the place where this fish stew was produced, a kista of fish stew sells for one luma while a kista of wine sells for 4 luma. Since wine was more expensive than fish stew, there is no reason to suspect that wine was added to the stew before it reached Akko, where fish stew is sold at a higher price than wine.