Licking fingers after a meal

[KimchiLaLa]

My SIL does this and it drives me mental. I realise I can't change it, according to my husband it's a habit of a lifetime for her, but wondered if anyone else was annoyed by this sort of thing?

This wouldnt really bother me that much but if it bothers you maybe go somewhere or serve foods which don't need to be eaten with your hands. So dont go to a pizza place or nando's. The majority of food is eaten with a knife and fork entirely.

Minging 🤮 Why can’t she just use a piece of kitchen roll like the rest of the civilised people 😂

I hope the plate lickers only do that in their own home. ☹️

@PapayaCoconut

Lol - autocorrect. It was meant to say chocolatey

Can I just ask?
When I say licking, I mean sort of sucking my fingertips.
Is that what you all mean? Or is there some grosser kind of licking, like actual licking with a visible tongue?!
Sorry for creating that visual for you.

I'm not a finger licker generally but I don't have too much of an issue with other people doing it so long as they do it SILENTLY.(And obviously only at home, never in public) There's absolutely no need to make that sort of kissing noise at the end of each lick

I can say hand on heart that I've never licked my fingers after kfc - I use kitchen roll.

Ideal Christmas gift for the finger lickers

www.cater4you.co.uk/acatalog/lemon-fresh-face-hand-wet-wipes.html

When I eat the coop Chardonnay vinegar crisps I save all the favour on my fingers till I’ve finished and slurp it all off. It’s the best part of the experience!

Oh yuck Mustard that image has put me right off my Coco Pops. Bleurgh.

😂😂😂

I bet your glass is covered in greasy fingerprints too.

Sorry @Sparklingbrook, promise I only do it at home though!

Like middle class bingo this. It's 'common'. HOUSE!

I remember back in the day when chippy chips were cooked in fat. Buying a poke of chips in the winter, the fat from the chips would solidify in your fingers and you scraped all that salty fat off your fingers at the end. That was the best part!

What about sucking all the orange off your fingers when you eaten wotsits??

So generally the rule of mumsnet is no fingers in ones mouth ever in public?

Great question, OlaEliza!

Went for dinner to my uncle's latest partner. She liked her fingers after plating the food.

We were stunned. She offered to cater for my coming wedding (?), thanks but no thanks.

Since then, when we mention her in the convo, we 'lick' our fingers.

It drives me crazy, especially when people lick all 5 fingers and put almost their whole finger into their mouth