Why Asian people like to eat with hand?

Answer 1

Here is one answer. I'm married to a Southeast Asian woman who is upper class and actually had a parent in the diplomacy core. Nevertheless, whenever I cook something great, especially bbq chicken (whether outside on the grill or inside in the Showtime Rotisserie) with serving of rice and a salad, she always opts to eat with her hand. I would say, for westerners, at least, it's a sign of respect for a meal well-prepared.

Funny, I also have friends who are disgusted by the sight of Asians eating with their hand in areas near flight-ports like San Francisco. These same friends of mine also use their hands to scarf down burgers and fries, fried zuchinni, popcorn, trail mix, etc, and they are mostly overweight. Okay, I'm being kind, these American friends of mine are obese. (I'm in shape, thanks to my Asian diet!


My wife tells me, and if I'm paying attention I would know, she actually finishes a meal quicker and is more satisfied when she eats with hand.


At one point, my wife (we're in our 30's) showed me how to eat with hand: it's only with the thumb and two forefingers of the right hand...if you don't use your hand that way, you're like an infant in the eyes of the Asian people.


Always now, I use utensils; on the occasion when my wife announces that she's gonna eat with hand, I usually look straight ahead at the tele and eat with my utensils!


;o)