Through boundless research and discoveries of our ancestors, it is clear to historians that the first tools humans used for eating are ones that will still carry with us today: our hands.
In many cultures around the world, such as those in India, Africa and the Middle-East eating with your hands is still a part of everyday practice and there is something to be said for it. Not only is the act of scooping with fingers and thumb a natural instinct, but there are those who believe there to be some health benefit to it. There are the basics of getting a good dose of ‘finger flora’ into your mouth with each bite and also an Ayurvedic element, which ties in with ancient scriptures that reveal every finger is an extension of the five elements and that eating should be a sensory experience stimulate through fingertips.