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'Finger food' is food eaten with the hands, in contrast to food eaten with a knife and fork, chopsticks, or other utensils.^[1] 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.^[2]
Examples of generally accepted finger food are miniature beef pies, sausage rolls, sausages on sticks, cheese and olives on sticks, chicken drumsticks or wings, spring rolls, miniature quiches, samosas, onion bhajis, potato wedges, vol au vents, and risotto balls. Other well-known food that is sometimes considered as finger food includes pizza, hot dogs, fruit and bread.^[3]
In many countries there are catering businesses that supply finger-foods for events such as weddings, engagements, birthdays and other milestone celebrations.

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References

1. Finger Food, Kay Halsey, , , Tuttle Publishing, 1999, ISBN 9625934448
2. J.H. Arrowsmith-Brown (trans.), ''Prutky's Travels in Ethiopia and other Countries'' with notes by Richard Pankhurst (London: Hakluyt Society, 1991)
3. "Finger Food", BBC.co.uk, 11 January 2002

Further reading

★ Finger Food, Elizabeth Wolf-Cohen ISBN 978-1842155073

★ The Essential Finger Food Cookbook (Essential Cookbooks (Thunder Bay Press)), Wendy Stephen ISBN 978-1571459619

★ theweaningroom - a site dedicated to all aspects of baby weaning inc. online weaning counsellor, recipes and community