Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao highly praises eating with hands in India, stating, "Eating with your hands infuses the food with the warmth of your touch, making it more fragrant; every finger gets tinged with spiciness, and sucking them clean brings a unique delight. Locals have an amusing saying: 'Your hands taste first, then your stomach is ready.'"
Objectively speaking, whether one uses chopsticks, knives and forks, or hands to eat, it is merely a difference in tools, with no essential distinction. Therefore, regardless of the method, each has evolved through long-term historical accumulation as a practical choice suited to specific regions—there is no hierarchy, only what fits best.
Yet Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao's enthusiastic endorsement of eating with hands truly leaves one stunned. Since Singapore decided to actively import Indian people, it seems that India has opened another window for Singaporeans to understand the world!
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