I think it is discusting when people eat with their hands?

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amberade

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The only foods that should be eaten with their fingers are asparagus and watercress, and not pizza or chips.
What do you think about people eating with their fingers?
 
I think pizza and chips are fine to eat with your hands, they are in fact finger foods.

Some people have different styles of eating their food. it's more like a cultural thing, like africans have a dish called ground rice which they dip into a soup, and Indians have chapati which again they dip into a curry, you can't eat those foods any other way!

But what I do think is disgusting is when people eat ordinary rice with their hands, some people would argue and say that's their culture etc, but in a civilized society where there are utensils people should use them. Okay its up to them what they do when eating alone, but when in company they should also respect others. Come on seeing someone Eating rice and curry with their hands is Disgusting! and enough to put you off your food.
 
some people have different styles of eating their food. it's more like a cultural thing. personally, it doesn't bother me a bit. btw i heard food tastes better when is eaten with bare hand. maybe you should try.
 
I eat pizza with my hands lol but only if it the type you can pick up if its sloppy or a very thin base i eat it with a knife and fork.

Chips i eat with my knife and fork. :)

What about wraps lol ?
 
Doesn't bother me any, though I wouldn't eat watercress with my fingers, probably.

In fact, some foods should be eaten with the fingers, including bread. It's considered very rude to cut bread with a knife, at least in my culture. Chips (I call them fries) are also designed to be eaten with the fingers. Ditto burgers and sandwiches, except for the messy ones.

Pizza is okay to eat with the fingers unless you're in a very formal setting, where they don't serve pizza anyway. I also suppose you should use a knife and fork if there are tons of toppings.

How do you eat fruit on the stem if not with your fingers? What about artichokes?
 
Only crisps, chocolate, fruit and crackers
snack items should generally be eaten with hands
meals should NEVER be eaten with you hands. If you have no choice eg at McDonald's then its fair enough.
 
Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

"The only foods that should be eaten ..." Sweeping generalizations so often make one seem ignorant or ethnocentric.

The list would have to also include tacos, nachos, vol au vents, finger sandwiches, bhajji, veggie tartlets, crudites, samosas, poi, petits fours, and the vast array of cuisine which is served on-a-stick.

Eating pizza with a knife and fork seems to be quite popular with the elderly. Likewise, my octogenarian grandmother eats fries (chips) with a knife and fork- mostly because her fingers seem to have difficulty locating her mouth.
 
I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Maybe apart from maybe eating soup! We used to eat with our hands all the time (before cutlery was invented) and they still do so in other parts of the world. As long as your hands are clean it's ok.
 
Chips? What do you want us to do, use a spoon? :)

I cut my asparagus but pizza? I just eat with my hands I mean EVERYBODY does....I don't like eat spagetti with my hands but pizza and chips?
 
Maybe we should all be fed intravenously to minimize contact with food. Haha this question just made me crave some hot chicken wings. Which by the way, I'll eat with my hands.
 
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