Say your boyfriend/girlfriend is someone of a different culture and you're invited to eat dinner with their family. It just so happens that they usually eat without utensils (but still have them in the kitchen) and the texture of the food is similar to mashed potatoes. Would you join them and start eating with your fingers, or would you ask for a spoon?
Soups or anything Michu type like food should not be eaten with fingers for sanitary and cleanliness purposes other than it just looks gross and unappetizing.
Grabbing a piece of chicken wing, drumstick, tortilla, shrimps, octopus etc. etc.. and getting your hands dirty this doesn’t look awful it looks like you’re enjoying your food and at times can even look inviting to eat if it doesn’t look too messy.. HOWEVER, sticking your hands and fingers I Tia. Soup like beans or chicken broth or like the photo you posted above, anything in that consistency is just disgusting to watch much more to do it yourself unless I’m starving and in a hurry to eat and have no other way to eat , I’ll eat like a dog or a cat just to feed..
It was the time when I came across Indian videos of how they eat that I first became disgusted by that tradition. It’s really gross to watch but other cultures have eating with their hands but never soups and those never look disgusting unless the person is a messy eater or doing something extra to be gross.
I will never understand the appeal of Indians eating their soup like foods with fingers even if it’s religion related, there’s a limit to gross and just being clean.
Yeah I can understand being grossed out by it. I have a friend that experienced this situation and it inspired me to make this post. She said there was no bread and that they were literally just scooping with their hands. She asked for a spoon and her boyfriend got up to get her one. But she felt like they didn't really appreciate her doing that..
they didn't appreciate her doing that? so they want her to accept THEIR way of eating but they will not accept HER'S? ... 🤯🥴🤡
👍..
In Georgia, we use fork and knife or/and a spoon, however we have one meal that MUST be eaten without a fork, it’s called Khinkali, the point of it is that you should hold it with your hands and suck the juice out as if it’s the lips of your lover, whoever eats without pouring even one drop of the juice inside Khinkali, is told to make a great lover someday haha.
In China, they eat with chopsticks and I use chopsticks daily.
I love people with all their differences , I’d not make them feel uncomfortable by asking for cutlery, when and if everybody else eats with hands there.
So, I’d look at the host and follow her lead.
Thanks for MHO 🥰
Plead ignorance and ask them how to properly eat it. When I was in Japan, there were a lot of dining experiences that go way beyond your standard US sushi-house. Eating bone-in fish with chopsticks, hotpot, slurping hot liquids, eating rice-balls with your hands... their first reaction when I looked confused was they were worried I didn't like the food. I told them, no, it looked delicious and I'm looking forward to it, but I wasn't sure how to eat it! As long as you express that you are interested in learning and tasting their culture, they're usually happy to show you how to eat/enjoy it.
Depends on the food. But that is a really common practice here and I do it too. Sometimes food tastes better if you eat it with your hands.
https://youtube.com/shorts/2bOaKv3Q_Cs?si=Hr8bol2kRFTjT7hVWhy would it taste better if you eat it with your hands? Because your hands have the taste of germs? 😂
For your ignorance, it has something to do with feeling the food making you anticipate its taste by touching it. If you're logic is we don't wash our hands then you don't wash your spoons.
Well brother, for starters I was cracking a joke. Didn't mean to offend you honestly. Sorry if it came across that way.
Secondly, I like the logic you had there and it makes sense. The only thing is, washing your hands is much less effective than washing utensils. Your hands collect bacteria on them over many years and have much more crevices and pores full of bacteria that are not easy to clean. Smooth metal surfaces are much easier to clean. So your last statement isn't exactly valid.
But by all means you do you. You're alive and well and so am I. We just have different ways we were raised and different habits we've picked up. I respect it 👍
Actually I'm just being realistic with my reply in response to your joke which sometimes is hard to tell if you're just joking or an actual moron trying to be a supremacist. You're acting like washing your hands doesn't really make any difference so if that's the case you don't really need to wash your hands if you're using utensils then but you would wash your hands anyways just because it's a common practice. And also what if the hands are harder to clean? You know it's cleaner to wash your ass with water instead of just toilet paper right? But nobody has ever died of using just toilet paper just like nobody has ever died for just eating with their hands. Nobody has ever said to not wash their hands properly or to not wash it more than how you wash utensils. And another information for your ignorance is we don't use our hands often. Only on certain occasions.
I never implied washing your hands doesn't make a difference. I explained why it's much less effective than cleaning utensils.
And yes I'm aware it's cleaner to wash your ass with water than toilet paper.
And there are plenty of people who die from ingesting bacteria from their hands. I'm really starting to think you're just pulling "facts" out of your ass rather than stuff you researched.
I'll say it again, but I didn't mean any offense earlier, but now I do. Your comprehension skills might need some work and I implore you to get your facts straight before coming up with the load of shit you just spouted.
Then I explain I never said do not wash them well. And those people who died from ingesting bacteria from their hands tend to be those people who don't have much access to basic needs. There are still multiple factors why they died when eating with their bare hands that needs to be narrowed down. That actually has more to do with how their hands are washed rather than just with their hands alone. So if someone died for just using toilet paper to wipe their ass, that has nothing to do with just using toilet paper alone instead of washing it with water. If you're not trying to offend anyone then I'm not trying to offend you either. I'm just being realistic debunking those generalizations.
In other culture there are guys who have uncut penis because apparently circumcision is barbaric and "unnecessary". I don't automatically jump to conclusion if they get disease down there, it has something to do with just being uncut because it is in fact harder to clean uncut penis than a cut one.
Also according to you it is "offended" when someone is just sharing their point of view. Or you can just say you don't like hearing other people's point of view.
The tone of your messages is so obvious. Constantly saying "ignorant" and getting extremely defensive with your responses. And you basically implied you thought I was a moron trying to be a supremacist because you can't comprehend anything. Go read a book or something.
m.timesofindia.com/.../75059662.cms here is a little article for you. In summary, "Our hands, stomach and intestine are home to some bacteria which is said to protect us from diseases. Eating with hands help these bacteria enter our body and protects our digestive system from getting exposed to harmful bacteria."
If what you said has everything to do with eating with their hands then maybe everyone should start eating chips, burgers, sandwiches, wings, ribs, etc finger foods with utensils. Like how you agree cleaning your ass with water is cleaner, I don't think most people would ever do that.
Look at the comment I made on this post. I never said anything about eating anything solid with your hands. That's normal. I was talking about eating mushy or liquid stuff. Anyways I'm done responding to your nonsense. You're clueless buddy.
And actually, You cannot hear the tone of my voice through text. If you think I'm being defensive in here then in one can just assume you're just trying to be an asshole. It's not even an implication when you literally said germs make it taste good. But if you're joking in the end then I can just simply say I'm joking too just to brush everything off.
"Mushy or liquid stuff" people eating ribs and wings with mashed potato which are mushy and liquid stuff and also licking their hands with sauces had also already been a thing in the west. If you're not clueless yourself then why are you so ignorant about that? KFC literally said "it's finger lickin good"
Also eating chips, it's also a common habit for people to lick their fingers covered with the powder from the chips. Tell me how's that different
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Some cuisines are intended to be eaten with your fingers. Hamburgers and fried chicken, for example. Indian food is generally eaten using naan (bread) to pick up the food for eating... no utensils needed.
I would wait for the host to begin eating, as is polite in most societies. Then, following the host's example, I would tear pieces of naan (the bread I see in the picture near the bowl) and scoop up polite-sized bites and savor the social and cultural experience.
Of course, washing of hands before and after eating is important, and a part of the mealtime ritual.
I grew up in a very diversity city. We can get authentic food from almost all over the world.
we have used knife and forks, sooons, chopsticks, hands as tools to enjoy your meals.
foods such as, Indian, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, American, Mediterranean, Korean…etc.. all require fingers, hands to eat. So it’s not a big deal.
Absolutely. It's unanimously frowned upon in the city of New York to, as anyone older than 6, touch a pizza with utensils.
I've made it a goal to eat at as many different cultured restaurants as possible. Certain African and Asian cultures eat a lot with their hands. My favorite so far is Ethiopian.
I would join right in and "do as the locals do" as they say. I'm not afraid of trying out different cultural traditions. They are fun and broaden our horizons when we stay open to them. That's why I use chopsticks as well, learned how to cook Portuguese bread using estimated hand measurements instead of measuring utensils, etc. I've always wanted to try fufu.
Yes, that's normal in some cultures. And FYI I feel this whole discussion of topic is rather very humours. Mainly due to the fact that even in America and other western cultures people already eat certain foods with their fingers, plus hands. I. E pizza, burgers, certain fruits.
I’d eat with my hands, most foods are finger foods anyway. (I would want to feel left out or make them uncomfortable) I don’t think eating with your hands is gross. (Unless you have sauce all over your face/ dripping down your elbows and you won’t wipe it up.) But if it’s liquid-y and if there’s no type of bread I’d ask for a spoon so I wouldn’t make a mess.
Wouldn’t
Nothing wrong with eating with hands. Married to a Lebanese woman. A lot of their dishes are eaten with hands or scooped up with flat bread rather than with utensils. I join right in, know how to cook the dishes myself, and speak their language. Her family loves me for it.
Oof, this is a tough one.. I mean on one hand, that looks messy.. Like damn.. On the other hand I wannabe respectful.. But, if they have utensils sitting around, I'mma ask if I could possibly eat with it.
IKR that looks too liquid-like to be eating with your damn hands dammit!.. I'mma tell them to have some class, and eat like a human, get my spork, and if anybody including my beautiful girlfriend got a problem with it, that spork can go straight up they as- JK.. How did it turn out for your friend? LOL..
😂😂😂😂... Thanks.
I'd wash my hands, and make sure only to use the same hand they use. I'd definitely give it a go, preferably with a Chapati/Roti, or other bread. It's fun!
Only if there was like naan with it. I'm not dipping my hands into any mushy, oily, or liquid foods unless I'm starving/on the verge of death 😂
Hum, that’s some version of « soup joumou/(pumpkin) » Isn’t it?
When in Rome, I guess, but…. I can wash my hands first, right?😅
Like I’m prepping for surgery😷
What’s the mood on sterile latex gloves?🤔
Gahhhh…. follow-up question: is it too late to change my answer to “suddenly flip the table over and leave a Steve-shaped hole in the front door?”
i have eaten this already, it looks like turkish or Asian food to eat by hand
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Why not, just wash your hand before eating.
When you decided to be together with someone, you also agreed to accept him no matter what, his belief, tradition. etc
I would not do as the Indians do , but they have been eating this way for a very long time , so fair enough , certain Western and Thai foods I could.
Probably but next time I'll bring my own shit I guess lol
Well I guess I'm eating with my hands like the rest 😂
No, if anything I'll eat with no hands, I'll eat like a chicken *poke* *poke* *poke*
Lol.
Yeah I would, the second I decided to date her is the moment I accepted her without condition or culture barrier
I hate these stereotypes about Indians eating with hands. I always use cutlery and no I am not willing to experiment.
It seems a lot of Africans really have heat resistant fingers since they scoop hot goopy food up with their hands without a fuss.
What? just thinking practically, I'd likely burn my fingers a bit
I'd probably still give it a try though, for the sake of the cute African or Indian girl, and at least they can all have a good laugh at the white guy acting like an idiot
The level of peasantry! No, I cannot do this and I shall not tolerate this level of indecency. 👁👄👁
I’m sure I’d at least try it. It doesn’t sound much more difficult.
I definitely don’t use my spoon when my cereal or soup has nothing but liquid left. I slowly sip the rest down.
I usually do eat using my fingers. I like finger foods anyway. It wouldn't bother me.
I try to blend into new cultures to experience new ways of doing things... I would definitely go in
Of course! Is common to eat with our hands in some Asian cultures. My mom taught us how to eat with our hands without being messy.
m Pizza, burgers, french fries... sure. Anything else I am not too keen.
It's basically been practiced by South Asian people for generations to avoid forks, knives, and spoons. They believe it's more easier to eat with the fingers then with appliances.
I think they call this “fake chow”
Sure I eat with my hands now especially when I eat chicken ribs pizza or French fries
What about you
Those are things I just can't use eating utensils with. I have to get in there and get messy with it!🤣🤣🤣
You know what they say intelligent minds think alike
I would have no problem eating with my fingers.
I'd never be in this situation because I don't date outside my habitual circle.
I'm already of the opinion that everything is a finger food if you're determined enough. I'd absolutely join them with eating with my fingers
Never done it before sure I'd try it be interesting cool learn about people and there culture and heritage
I'm not eating anything with my fingers that is normally eaten with a spoon
Yes I would. When I was in India, I used to eat some food with fingers.
Depends on the food. But something like mashed potatoes would be a fork type of food.
m not a problem (=
let's eat with our hands...
@NathanDavis yes... yes please 🤤
and dessert...
Where I live, we often eat using fingers.
India.
Nah give me a fork or spoon
Thank you very much
Do they have tortilla? 🤔
Oh that type of bread is good. Yeah I don't see a problem. I'll just scoop up the food with my bread and eat it. That's how I eat my beans with tortilla sometimes. 😊
Only after I'm fist deep in some pussy
Think I would ask for a spoon
Depends if my OCD would let me.
Some dishes are best eaten with fingers
No, it is unsanitary.
Of course. For some, it must be so.
I have
Not with something like that
would and have fact just last night
Some foods yes
I'm not a savage
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