When saying HaMotzi over bread at a meal, do you need to bless other foods?

When bread is the basis of a proper meal, the HaMotzi blessing covers ('exempts') all other foods eaten during that meal. This means you do not need to say a separate blessing on meat, salad, rice, or other dishes served alongside bread. The exceptions are: (1) wine, which always requires its own blessing ('Pri HaGafen'), and (2) dessert items not typically part of the main meal, which some authorities say need their own blessing. This rule simplifies the blessing process during meals and reflects the centrality of bread in the Jewish meal structure.