ה אֵלּוּ יְרָקוֹת שֶׁיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶם יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ, חַזֶּרֶת, עֻלְשִׁין, תָּמְכָא, חַרְחֲבִינָא (פֵּרוּשׁ מִינֵי עֲשָׂבִים מָרִים), מָרוֹר; וְיוֹצְאִים בֶּעָלִין שֶׁלָּהֶם וּבְקִלְחָן, אֲבָל לֹא בַּשֹּׁרֶשׁ, אֶלָּא שֶׁבֶּעָלִין אֵין יוֹצְאִין אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן הֵם לַחִים, וּבַקְּלָחִים יוֹצְאִים בֵּין לַחִים בֵּין יְבֵשִׁים, אֲבָל לֹא כְּבוּשִׁים, וְלֹא שְׁלוּקִים וְלֹא מְבֻשָּׁלִים; וְכֻלָּם מִצְטָרְפִים לְכַזַּיִת, שֶׁהוּא הַשִּׁעוּר שֶׁלָּהֶם, וְעִקַּר הַמִּצְוָה בַּחֲזֶרֶת. וְאִם אֵין לוֹ חֲזֶרֶת, יַחֲזֹר אַחַר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן, כְּפִי הַסֵדֶר שֶׁהֵם שְׁנוּיִים. הַגָּה: וְאִם אֵין לוֹ אֶחָד מֵאֵלּוּ הַיְרָקוֹת, יִקַּח לַעֲנָה אוֹ שְׁאָר יֶרֶק מַר, (אָגוּר). וַחֲרֹסֶת יַעֲשֶׂה עָב, זֵכֶר לַטִּיט, וְאַחַר כָּךְ נוֹתְנִין בּוֹ מְעַט חֹמֶץ אוֹ יַיִן אָדֹם זֵכֶר לַדָּם, (טוּר). וְעוֹשִׂין הַחֲרֹסֶת מִפֵּרוֹת שֶׁנִּמְשְׁלוּ בָּהֶם יִשְׂרָאֵל (תּוֹסָפוֹת פ' ע"פ) כְּגוֹן, תַּפּוּחִים, תְּאֵנִים, אֱגוֹזִים, רִמּוֹנִים, שְׁקֵדִים; וְנוֹתְנִין עָלָיו תַּבְלִין, כְּגוֹן קִנָּמוֹן וְזַנְגְּבִיל הַדּוֹמִים לַתֶּבֶן שֶׁהָיוּ מְגַבְּלִין בּוֹ הַטִּיט (טוּר).
5 These are the vegetables with which one fulfills the obligation: lettuce, endives, field eryngo, Charchavina (meaning types of bitter herbs), and maror. One fulfills the obligation with their leaves and with their stalks, but not with their roots. However, with the leaves, one does not fulfill the obligation unless they are fresh, whereas with the stalks, one fulfills it whether they are fresh or dry. But not if they are pickled, scalded, or cooked. All of them combine to make up an olive's bulk, which is their required measure. The primary mitzvah is with lettuce, and if one does not have lettuce, one should prefer the first over the next according to the order in which they are listed. Rema: If one does not have any of these vegetables, one should take wormwood or another bitter vegetable (Agur). The charoset should be made thick as a remembrance of the mortar, and afterward one puts in it a little vinegar or red wine as a remembrance of the blood (Tur). Charoset is made from fruits to which Israel was compared (Tosafot, Pesachim), such as apples, figs, nuts, pomegranates, and almonds, and one puts on it spices such as cinnamon and ginger, which resemble the straw with which they would mix the mortar (Tur).