eating without objects

Ethiopian food from the new Lilu Cafe, Rochester NY. No forks required, just roll everything into the spongy bread called injera. This bread is semi cold to the touch, has a porous texture, and absorbs and holds any food that you wrap in it. This concept of touching food without using a fork seems at first awkward for the inexperienced, but soon becomes second nature. But it proposes the thought - of... maybe all this business of using forks can actually distance you from the dining experience, because you aren't feeling and holding what you are eating. Using your fingers definitely puts you closer to the food in a way that makes you connect with it.