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どのように食べるかは地域や文化によって異な
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Nowadays, about 40 percent of the people in the
world eat food with their hands regularly. Most of
them are in Africa, in the Middle East and in some
parts of Asia. They believe hands are cleaner than
other utensils, which can be used by someone else. 5
When you eat with your hands, you can feel the texture
and temperature of food and it makes food taste better.
In some regions, however, the left hand is never used
because it is considered to be unclean.
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Another 30 percent of the people in the world,
mainly in East Asia, use chopsticks. They are useful
for eating sticky or hot food. They can also cut food
into smaller pieces, mix ingredients before eating, and
carry food into the mouth.
better to use, hands or chopsticks?
Which do you think is
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