Don't know about hygiene, but eating with your hands is definitely more convenient for food designed with utensil-less eating in mind. I doubt the reason knives

Don't know about hygiene, but eating with your hands is definitely more convenient for food designed with utensil-less eating in mind. I doubt the reason knives and other utensils aren't used many places (such as South East Asia) has anything to do with some taboo regarding violence during dinner. And I hope your last sentence there was just tongue in cheek. :)