Berachos Daf 37 ברכות דַף 37

Cooked rice is similar to the five grains, inasmuch as the berachah before eating it isבורא מיני מזונות, but it is dissimilar regarding the berachah said afterwards, which is בורא נפשותrather than על המחיה.

A Baraisa records a machlokes over the proper berachah after eating one of the seven species, and relates a relevant incident:

a.       R’ Gamliel says one should recite ברכת המזון.

b.      The Chachamim say one should recite מעין שלש.

-          When R’ Gamliel gave permission to R’ Akiva to lead the bentching after eating dates, R’ Akiva quickly said the berachah of מעין שלש. He subsequently explained that although R’Gamliel taught that one should bentch in such a case, he also taught that one should follow the majority opinion, which in this case was to say מעין שלש.

According to Rav Sheishess, one makes a המוציא on a cooked dish made with pieces of bread even if the pieces are smaller than a kezayis (an olive). Rava stipulates that if the pieces are smaller than a kezayis, they must still have the appearance of bread.