Eating with hands india

In this article, Indian recipe developer Rashmi Kishore explains why do Indians eat with their hands and sitting on the floor.

Indian food tastes so much better when eaten with your fingers. Find out why and how to go about it (there is a special knack to it)!

We often wonder why do we eat with our hands. Why not chopsticks, or forks? But there is a Vedic science behind it. According to Ayurveda, we use our hands because of the five elements within the fingers. Eating with hands transforms food and makes it digestible even before it reaches the mouth. Eating with hands feeds both body and mind.

Using just your hands to eat a range of food takes skill and practice. We explore the various techniques people in India use and investigate the differences between the north and south. We learn how you eat your food is as important as the food you choose to eat. Video Journalist: Anirudh Ganapathy Commissioning Editor: Griesham Taan

EATING WITH YOUR HAND... The ritual of eating with the hands in India is very popular even out of India amongst Indian descendants. Is there a reason why we do this? Oh yes. Believe it or not. This is actually a "RITUAL" using what we call as "Mudra" Well, what is a "Mudra"? Hence it is believed that when the fingers consisting of the 5 elements come into contact with the food entering the mouth, it benefits the body and health and increases the value of the food. Om namah shivaya 🔱🙏

Eating with hands

Getting your hands messy with food just became so much more awesome.

Quite interesting, but this topic has always been intriguing to me, since eating habits with hands is normally found mostly in the Indian sub continent. Each country has different culture and cuisines. The method of preparation and method of eating them is also different. For example, people in western countries eat food with spoon and fork and in south east Asian countries with chopsticks. I have seen people from west, watching our Indian counterparts with awe when eating with hands…

In parts of the world, eating meals with hands is the way of life. Today, acclaimed chefs are not using utensils to encourage diners to reconnect with food.

When western folk marry into south Asian families, one of the first things they get to grips with is how to eat our ancestral food. About 40 years ago, my sister married a bloke called Derek who got into everyone’s good books by eating rice and curry by hand. More recently, my eldest nephew married an Italian woman who also quickly picked up the joy of picking up your food with your fingers. Conversely and by no way conferring anything […] The post A Handy Way To Eat… The Science Beh