In fact it was just a tiny piece of leaf vegetable shaakaannam stuck to the vessel about to be cleaned that was grabbed and eaten by that affectionate brother Krishna.
In bhaghvatam we find that madam Laksmi incarnate as Rugmani prevented Krishna from taking the second handful of pounded rice taken from the torn bundle of kuchela.
The first handful eaten by the universal soul had granted all the universe to the poor Brahmin.
If the second handful had been eaten by Krishna then He Himself would have become Kuchela's wealth..and Madam Rugmani did not want to lose her Man
In bhaghvatam we find that madam Laksmi incarnate as Rugmani prevented Krishna from taking the second handful of pounded rice taken from the torn bundle of kuchela.
The first handful eaten by the universal soul had granted all the universe to the poor Brahmin.
If the second handful had been eaten by Krishna then He Himself would have become Kuchela's wealth..and Madam Rugmani did not want to lose her Man