Indians are used to eating with their hands. Isn't eating with your hands dirty?

Speaking of India, everyone will definitely say that it is an open nation. This is not true. Is Indian finger food dirty? What I want to say is, if you can't eat it at the roadside stall, you won't eat it. To be honest, it's really a little dirty. But in big hotel restaurants, waiters wash their hands before eating. Actually, they are not dirty. We should also respect Indian culture.

Let's look at the reasons why Indians grab rice.

First, Indians believe in Buddhism and think that food is given by Buddha, so the most pious way to get it is by hand, but Indians also pay attention to using their hands. They must eat rice with their right hands. They think their right hand is clean, sacred and supreme. So grab food, take things, and hand things to leaders and superiors, all with your right hand. As for the left hand, they will use it when they go to the toilet. They think the left hand is unclean. Speaking of which, I would like to remind my friends in India that there is no toilet paper in India, because paper is never used, and it is always used by hand and left hand. There will be a sink next to the toilet pit. Just wipe it with your hands after solving it, and then wash your hands. Therefore, it is a custom problem in India to use the hand toilet for eating, which should be treated rationally, but I still can't accept the problem of using my hands to go to the toilet.

Second, India has a tropical climate, and the temperature of food can be directly sensed by hand. Most of the weather in India is very hot, so they are used to cooling their food before eating. Indians especially like to eat cold food, which may be the reason why the weather is too hot. So you can feel whether the food is hot or not by grasping it directly, at least you don't have to worry about burning your mouth. The hand cortex is relatively thick, and it is generally fine. This is also a lot of convenience and a kind of respect for the Buddha.

Third, it's really convenient to use your hands. Most foods in India are mushy. Indians also like to eat curry. You can eat the food on the plate directly with your hands, without wasting. Just wash the dishes and wash your hands after dinner, saving resources. I think this is also one of the reasons for the spread of hand-grabbed rice.

Fourth, India's caste system is serious, and people with high castes can't accept people with low castes, especially in food. The utensils used by people of low caste are not used by people of high caste. So in India, hand-grabbed rice is usually filled with banana leaves. Then grab it directly with your hands. It is said that this is a way for high-caste people to eat. Even people with high castes eat in this way, so people with low castes will certainly follow suit. This habit and tradition has been handed down.

Indians are very picky and skilled in grasping rice by hand. Friends who have carefully watched Indians eat should notice that Indians eat with only three fingers, that is, middle finger, forefinger and thumb. They catch rice just like we use chopsticks. Their fingers are particularly flexible and well coordinated. The whole process of their eating is done with their right hand, and their left hand hangs directly under the table. This way of placing the left hand is correct for Indians, but it is impolite for us in China.

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In any case, grabbing food by hand is a way of life and eating habit of the Indian people. It is handed down from other people's national food culture, just like we use chopsticks. But many of us still can't accept grasping food with our hands, and we will feel that this person has no quality. Back to the topic, in fact, Indians eat with their hands. As long as they wash their hands, they are not dirty, but it is unsanitary to grab food without washing their hands.