In Videos: Trongs, the Latest in Finger Food
These red claws may look like lobster appendages but they are apparently for humans. Step off, spork. Trongs are the latest in hybrid utensil fashion. (Wait, what does the "r" represent? Tongs plus, uh.) Nobody would think you were weird at all if you kept them in your bag, just in case the saucy buffalo wing attacked. In this 30-second promotional video, the robotic music seems to build up to something really cool and climactic, but that never happens. Watching people who seem to believe Trongs are the wave of the future, though, does have its appeal. The video, after the jump.
And if you're left feeling hungry for more Trongs multimedia, play the game! (A lady in a low-cut top throws chicken at you.)
Trongs, the Latest in Finger Food
[via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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5 Comments:
I've come to terms with eating directly from my grubbing little paws. Its a shame to see the beautiful simplicity of eating with your hands complicated by a gadget.
christopher at 12:42PM on 01/16/09
I, for one, think the idea is genious. I really hate getting my fingers (and, strangely, my lips) all goopy with food...and I think this is a great idea! (I also eat my burgers with a knife and fork...)
juliebugsmama at 3:04PM on 01/16/09
So what do you do with the dirty trongs you brought with you to the bar to eat the buffalo wings once you're done? Lick them clean just like your fingers?
GoodEaterKenji at 4:03PM on 01/16/09
In South Indian, the texture of the food on your fingers is an important sensory prelude to taste. Hot wings should be the same way.
phil_jones at 10:55AM on 01/17/09
I think the "R" is pretty self-evident: when in use, your fingertips look like prongs (visualize a prong-set diamond solitaire). I'm dubious about the "tongs" part, though. Personally, I would advocate "frongs" = finger prongs.
Anyway, I'm sitting on the trongs fence: I wouldn't mock someone using them, but I wouldn't buy a set for myself.
In an ideal world, every eating establishment would bring hot towels to wipe one's hands before eating. (imho, it's the 2nd best thing about high end sushi bars.) I agree with phil_jones: Eating with one's hands enhances the experience. And, most U.S. eateries have someplace to wash up after eating.
Q: Do they protect against heat? THAT would be a great advantage.
mauserati at 1:20PM on 05/11/09