ur-a-jew wrote on 16 Aug 2012 19:20:
ברכות דף י"ד
The gemara asks whether someone who is fasting can taste אכילה ושתיה קביל עליה והא ליכא או דילמא הנאה קביל עליה והא איכא. From the gemara's question it seems that tasting is not considered eating but it would be considered הנאה. The gemara answers טועם ואין בכך כלום which suggests that the gemara concludes that tasting is not considered eating but that is all that is prohibited. Tosafos seems to have a different understanding however since Tosafos says that the reason that you can taste is שחוזר ופולט דלא חשיב הנאה מן הטעימה אבל בולע לא. In other words, according to Tosafos הנאה is what is forbidden but this is not הנאה.
1. Where does Tosafos see this in the gemara?
2. How does Tosafos understand the follow-up question of the gemara עד כמה טעמי, since in any event, one is not swallowing it, what difference does it make how much you put in your mouth?
Just saying, while not necessarily related to the question, the sugya of tasting in Halacha can be located in the beginning of יו"ד סי' צ"ח, in סע' א. There is a discussion on what kind of tasting is muttar by treif and on fast days, involving using your tongue, or putting in your mouth, etc.
I don't remember if the discussion will answer your stira or not. I need to do chazara.