Talk:Finger food

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 17 August 2020 and 23 November 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Mtj416516. Peer reviewers: Egracew, Atharenos.

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Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 27 August 2019 and 18 December 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Tuj14627.

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Dubious definition
"Finger food is food meant to be eaten directly using the hands, in contrast to food eaten with a knife and fork,"

Is there a formal definition for this ? I think "finger food" refers only to SMALL items of food, hors d'ouvres,  crackers with toppings,  mini-cakes,  stuffed olives,  tiny pastries  small things you can pick up from a tray at a cocktail party and eat in one bite. You eat burgers or pizza or subs with your hands but they are not "finger food".Eregli bob (talk) 14:42, 5 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree; above analysis is quite correct going by everything I was taught or have read. Quill (talk) 05:43, 11 October 2012 (UTC)


 * I agree completely. Either we use a broader title for this article, or we split it into one about foods eaten without utensils in cultures which normally use utensils, and one about cocktail party food. As for cultures which normally don't use utensils (Ethiopian, Hawaiian, southern Indian), it might even make sense to have an article grouping them. Or maybe not. --Macrakis (talk) 00:28, 17 December 2017 (UTC)

Assessment comment
Substituted at 15:08, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

I added the citation and history of finger food in America and Europe. templeannicaoTempleannicao (talk) 18:24, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Hi, I added some input on how finger food is praised in some cultures and frowned upon in others. MaiyaBarkerMaiyabarker (talk) 00:11, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Planned Edits for Finger Food
After reading this article, I have noticed there are a few areas to improve. The first area would be the articles organization in the 'History' and 'Types' sections. The subsections of 'History' seem to serve to list finger foods more than discuss their history or origin, so I am going to investigate the possibility of rewriting these subsections into the 'Types' section. From there, I will write a more expansive, general history of finger foods, so the 'History' section can still be used.

The definition of finger foods could also be simplified. I plan to find a more formal definition of finger food and incorporate that in the current definition's place.

Finally, I hope to better explain the role of finger foods in modern culture. While the 'Service' section covers this briefly, it can be expanded on to provide a better introduction into finger foods.

Overall, these changes aim to expand and better organize the article. Currently, the article has a reasonable starting point with a well-defined goal, so editing it will revolve around researching and expanding the established ideas.

There are five sources I have requested to help me begin my research. These sources are:

Cornelius, K. (2009). Eating with Your Hands. Gastronomica, 9(3), 12-14. doi:10.1525/gfc.2009.9.3.12

Hoffman, M. (1989). Finger foods. Los Angeles: HPBooks.

Joyce, J. (2005). Small bites : tapas, sushi , mezze , antipasta , and other finger foods. New York, New York: DK Pub.

Ritzer, G. (2013). The McDonaldization of Society (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE.

Thompson-Anderson, T. (2014). Texas on the table : people, places, and recipes celebrating the flavors of the Lone Star State (1st ed.). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press.

The primary goal of these sources is to introduce me to finger foods and some of their history. Hopefully, they will also provide other sources that will be useful in editing and revising this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtj416516 (talk • contribs) 18:34, 24 September 2020 (UTC)


 * This is a very well thought-out plan. I like that you are utilizing a wide variety of sources to gain a very inclusive and well-rounded understanding of the content before you begin! Also, I agree with your comments regarding the minimalist definition of finger-foods and the lack of a comprehensible origin section, those are very important areas to have clear yet concise bits of information. I am very excited to see where your research takes you and what more you can discover! Atharenos (talk) 04:34, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Response to planned edits
It seems like you have a really solid list of sources for your planned edits. Also, you have listed some areas that are need of improvement that I think will really benefit once you edit them. Nice job! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zjurkowski24 (talk • contribs) 01:14, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Edits Performed on 10/28/2020
I have decided that the History section of this article is too broad and difficult to organize, therefore, I have removed it in favor of expanding other important sections. Please note this article is still being worked, and will be developed over the next couple of days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtj416516 (talk • contribs) 19:14, 28 October 2020 (UTC)