To think hand stretched/picked isn’t a selling point?

[Sexnotgender]

Got these paratha and they’re individually hand stretched.

Does anyone else find that off putting?

It just reminds me that someone I don’t know has touched my food😫

Are you serious?

I'm sure they wore gloves and followed hygiene procedures.

Some people like the idea of a more "authentic" product that hasn't all come off the same line entirely alike.

How do you expect parathas to be made?

Lol do you seriously think another hand hadn’t touched any of the food you eat!!

Someone you don't know has touched pretty much all food you buy.

Do you never eat out? How do you make your own food?

I think the OP means that it isn't a selling point to highlight that people have touched your food. I agree.

@Elkey

I think the OP means that it isn't a selling point to highlight that people have touched your food. I agree.

Ahh I see. Maybe machine stretched ones aren't as nice?

@CabbagesGreen

Do you never eat out? How do you make your own food?

I worked in hospitality for years. Fully aware people touch my food.

Highlighting it as a feature doesn’t float my boat

It’s meant to evoke the image of someone lovingly shaping your parathas in a homely setting, perhaps drawing on culinary knowledge that has been passed down the generations. Whereas I think we can be fairly certain they’re coming from an industrial unit and whoever is stretching them is doing so to very precise instructions alongside dozens of other workers going through exactly the same motions! I don’t see much of a distinction between hand- and machine-made here, and, yes, probably only serves to put some people off.

@Sexnotgender yes sorry! I misunderstood. Yes it doesn't seem like much of a feature as it's a bit like "handfinished" cards where someone has had to stick a button repeatedly in the same place on a card for hours.

Literally ALL your food has been touched.

Don't buy ready made stuff if you don't like it

I agree it just makes me think of all the dead skin cells that must be in it.

Hand-picked is ok because I feel like someone will have checked the fruit was ripe/good but hand stretched wouldn't encourage me to buy something

I’m always fascinated by the hand-popped popcorn at the tills in Aldi. How does that work?

@Ijustknowitstimetogo

I agree it just makes me think of all the dead skin cells that must be in it.

I'm sure they wear gloves.

Better than wine from grapes crushed lovingly by bare feet

@Ijustknowitstimetogo

I agree it just makes me think of all the dead skin cells that must be in it.

🙄 Gloves?

@JammyDozen

It’s meant to evoke the image of someone lovingly shaping your parathas in a homely setting, perhaps drawing on culinary knowledge that has been passed down the generations. Whereas I think we can be fairly certain they’re coming from an industrial unit and whoever is stretching them is doing so to very precise instructions alongside dozens of other workers going through exactly the same motions! I don’t see much of a distinction between hand- and machine-made here, and, yes, probably only serves to put some people off.

Oh yes. Just what I was thinking too.

It actually makes me think of manual labour and those who're underprivileged. They're the ones usually doing the handpicking. So it really isn't a selling point to me.

Don’t know about gloves. Have you ever watched pizza chefs in restaurants make the bases? They don’t wear gloves. I love pizza so just have to blank my mind to that aspect.

Definitely not a selling point for me. I hate strangers touching my food & HATE the way some TV chefs, push & prod the food with their fingers🤮.

@Somanysocks

Better than wine from grapes crushed lovingly by bare feet

Mmmm, yummy 😂

I’d like to clarify I’m fully aware people touch pre made food, I’m not an imbecile 🙄

I just don’t think it’s a selling point.

I think you're being a bit silly with this.
How do you think food is made?

That you find it disturbing is disturbing itself.

Do you really think that any produced food is solely made by robots?
Much of it is but much of it needs hands.
McDonalds uses hands, as does chip shop food, takeaways and all of the ready made sandwiches, satay sticks , breakfast baguettes, meat portions ( chops, chicken drumsticks, vegan patties.)

Do you eat at a restaurant?

Oh my days! 🙄

I thought this would clearly be obvious it was lighthearted 🙄