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by numpad0 1179 days ago
And there’s the Chesterton’s fence principle. There must be reasons why restaurants provide utensils and packaging. “Because consumerism we can just stop” is not enough.

> Summer rolls and spring rolls

Are served on a dish. May be picked up from a dish by clean hands, but may not be moved more than 5 ft away from a dish.

> Meat on a stick

Is on a stick, usually disposable. Which is barely a “packaging”, too, certainly a bamboo stick is not an edible packaging, not to mention metal skewers.

> Rice balls

Are always eaten from non-edible containers, e.g. Saran wraps, bamboo leaves. Nori is not a packaging. Use of disposable gloves while making is recommended too.

> Samosa

Is served on a dish.