process whose optimum taste comes only when cooked in a certain way; a beautiful complexity. At the same time, a dish as simple as panipuri manages to engross millions of Indians everyday. Now, we must understand that food is not only about taste. It appeals the eyes(sight), nose(smell), tongue(taste), fingers(touch) and, sometimes, ears(crackling of pakodas in oil). Food, in its own interpretation, appeals to all the five senses.
Lets compare each piece of cutlery we use to our hand and see which one wins this-
Fork- a fork might have 4 teeth, but hands have four fingers and a thumb. Moreover a fork can apply pressure only towards one side. However, our hand can concentrate the pressure towards a central point, giving us a better grip.
Spoon-which is definitely a more used piece of cutlery, can definitely be matched with our hand for some dishes. All of our fingers joined together can form a close prototype of the spoon. (Though I would never advise anyone to drink soup with their hand)
Knife-Now this is an equipment that is indispensable for dishes like steak, etc. However, India being the land where cows aren't even bullied by politicians, I think we can remove that from this discussion.
Moreover, there is nothing like holding a chicken leg piece with your hands and tearing the flesh away with your teeth. No device made of spoons, forks and knives can even give you the satisfaction. I think all KFC fans would agree. Now this is as far as logic goes.