Finger food is
food meant to be eaten directly using the
hands, in contrast to food eaten with a
knife and
fork,
chopsticks, or other
utensils. In some cultures, food is almost always eaten with the hands; for example,
Ethiopian cuisine is eaten by rolling various dishes up in
injera bread. In the South Asian subcontinent, food is traditionally always eaten with hands. Foods considered
street foods are frequently, though not exclusively, finger foods.