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What is finger food?

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What is finger food?

Finger food refers to any food that can be easily eaten with hands after cooking, and there is no need to use utensils such as spoons and forks to serve it. These delicious and bite-sized foods are used in many parties such as friendly gatherings as well as birthdays and other celebrations, and cold, hot, fruit and seafood finger foods can be mentioned.

Finger food and its types

Finger food (finger food) or in the Persian term, Luqmak, refers to a group of foods that are cooked in such a way that they can be eaten with hands after preparation. While eating other foods, tools such as spoons, forks, knives or cutlery are needed. Finger food should usually be eaten at once. Most of the street foods are considered as finger foods.
Small pieces of meat, sausage rolls, skewered sausage, cheese and olive skewers, samosas and any kind of food that is eaten with hands are included in the category of finger foods.
It is a reminder that most of the available desserts such as sweets, cookies and ice creams such as funnel or stick ice cream are eaten with hands without the intervention of utensils such as spoons and forks, but they are not considered as finger foods.

In many European countries, finger food is eaten before the main meal and as a side dish. It should be mentioned that hot finger foods are used as main food and cold finger foods are used as appetizers. Because of their beautiful appearance, variety and cheapness, finger foods are often used in celebrations such as birthday parties, engagement parties, and even wedding parties and friendly parties.

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Fruity finger food

It should be mentioned that there is a type of finger food called fruit finger food, which is healthier than other finger foods and can be a good alternative to the harmful options on your dining table.

If you want a dreamy and attractive dining table. Along with delicious, varied and at the same time healthy foods, we suggest you to use fruit finger food. To prepare fruit finger food, stick small and grainy fruits such as grapes, strawberries, blueberries, and shrunken pieces of other fruits on a wooden skewer.

Cold finger food

It should be remembered that there is a type of finger food that is served cold. To prepare this type, you don't need to cook it on the gas stove, and in this way you can save your time and focus on other matters of your party. Another advantage of this type of finger food is that the host can prepare it before the guests arrive. Prepare and store in the refrigerator. The cold type of finger food is more popular due to its longer shelf life and easier eating, and it has more uses in parties and gatherings.
Among these cold and delicious finger foods can be vegetable and cheese fingers, sausage rolls, bread with nuts, fingarolieh and the like. These pointed out.

Hot finger food

These types of foods, unlike cold finger foods, should be cooked on heat. The primary ingredient used in most hot finger foods is meat and chicken. Among the hot finger foods, we can mention dolme, finger cocoa, chicken and mushroom ardour, and potato finger food.

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Seafood finger food

This type of finger food is prepared from types of sushi, fish and shrimp. While seafood finger foods are delicious, they have their own fans and sometimes they don't match the taste of some guests, so it's better to get to know the taste of your guests before preparing them!