How to eat

How to eat

In addition to impacting food choices, culture also plays a role in food-related etiquette. People in western societies may refer to food-related etiquette as table manners, a phrase that illustrates the culture expectation of eating food or meals at a table. Some people eat with forks and spoon, more people use fingers or chopsticks. However, utensil choice is much more complicated than choosing chopsticks, fingers, or flatware. Among some groups who primarily eat food with their fingers, dinners use only the right hand to eat. Some people use only three fingers of the right hand. Among other groups, use of both hands is acceptable.

In some countries, lacking the fingers is polite, in others, licking the fingers is considered impolite (and done only when a person thinks no one else is watching). Rules regarding polite eating may increase in formal setting. At some formal dinners, a person might be expected to choose the right fork from among two or three choices to match the food being eaten at a certain point in the meal.

The amount people eat and leave uneaten also varies from group to group. Some people from Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian countries might leave a little bit of food on their plates in order to indicate that their hunger has been satisfied. Cooks from other locations might be offended if food is left on the plate, indicating that the guest may have disliked the food. Similarly, a clean plate might signify either satisfaction with the meal or desire for more food.

The sunnah of the prophet-saw is to eat with fingers, and lick your fingers after eating. According to religious scholars, fork and spoons were invented, they themselves were too dirty so didn’t eats with his fingers in the food while eating, some germs are made that allow digesting the food more easily, and the stomach doesn’t get any problems. So you need to lick your fingers to lick the germs, which are good for your health.

In today fast paced and mobile world, few folks eat all their meals at an actual table. If they get one meal a day at home it’s a lot. In New York City, where I live, foods stand do a brisk business and it’s not uncommon to see people rushing through the streets, chomping furiously on anything they can hold in one hand, signaling for a taxi with the other. There is no way for us to learn the right way to eat in order to live a long life, except trough the guidance and teachings.

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