Why do Indians use their hands to grab rice instead of utensils?

In the process of traveling, it is very important to learn to respect the culture of different countries and different nationalities, because the development of the historical environment is different, the living habits of many countries, regions and nationalities are obviously different from our Chinese tourists, some things that we are difficult to understand seem to them to be normal, and some things that we are accustomed to seem very strange in their eyes, such as the chicken feet and pig's feet that our people like to eat, people in many countries do not eat, and this is actually the embodiment of cultural differences. So learning to respect other people's cultures is important and is one thing to pay attention to when traveling.

<>But while respecting culture is important, it doesn't stop us from coming up with interpretations of different cultures and why they do what they do, and many people in India, to the west of us, have doubts about it. India is the largest country in the South Asian subcontinent, and China is separated by natural risks, because of geographical closure and cultural differences, in fact, many people do not know about this country, it is understood that the average annual Chinese tourists to India are less than 250,000, so you know that Chinese tourists are not particularly interested in this country. Therefore, in such an environment, India has a lot of customs and habits that make us confused, for example, many Chinese people don't understand, why do Indians like to eat with their hands, why don't they use clean utensils?

And for this question, Indians will tell you that, in fact, in their opinion, the cleanest is to eat pilaf.

<> there are many shops and street vendors selling unique and delicious food on the streets of India, but you will hardly find chopsticks or forks in these vendors and shops, not many spoons, and some even do not have spoons. In fact, India has tableware, and many high-end restaurants, in fact, follow the British dining system, and have a complete set of Western-style tableware. But here in the ordinary people, they like to put food on a plate.

Then the rice is wrapped in curry and served in the mouth with their hands, so why don't Indians choose to eat with chopsticks or other utensils? In fact, this needs to talk about the cultural atmosphere here.

<> India's religious culture is very prosperous, and in their culture food is placed in a high position, so in mythological stories, food has become a gift from the gods, in order to show their respect, so people need to use the right hand to symbolize cleanliness to cook and eat, this is to express the highest respect for food, so don't think that eating like this is not clean, in the eyes of Indians, eating with the right hand is the cleanest.

<> Secondly, Indian food is mainly mushy, curries of various colors and flavors are very sticky, and Indian rice is long rice, such rice is cooked loose and not hot, especially suitable for wrapping sauce, and it is easy to knead into a suitable shape by hand, and it is easy to put it in the mouth without being easy to bring it out, so Indians also like to cook rice by hand.

This habit has been passed down for thousands of years, and people believe that eating with their hands can bring them closer to the gods and prevent their mouths from being too hot. You can touch the food directly with your hands, which is very enjoyable and brings the pleasure of enjoying the food. After using the utensils, it reduces the pleasure and is not very adaptable.

Because India is very short of water, there is no extra water to irrigate the trees, so there is no wood to make chopsticks, so you can only use your hands to eat rice.

Indians have been grasping with their hands like this for a long time, and they are used to it, and it is impossible for them to use chopsticks. After all, chopsticks are in their way, and Indians have a sense of closeness to food.

Personally, I think it's definitely dirty to eat with your hands, but I think Indians may have gotten used to this way of life and don't think it's okay.

Pilaf with your hands is very dirty. But Indians already have this habit, they don't know how to use chopsticks. It's not used to it.

In fact, it is not dirty, and Indians have washed their hands before eating, which is also a cultural custom.

What's convenient to eat Indian food or something is! It should be that in ancient times, tableware was not developed, and over time eating with hands became a tradition, and was endowed with more and more cultural meanings, even if other tableware was introduced to India later, it would be considered to have no "soul", not respecting tradition, not respecting culture and not being adopted.