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When New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was seen on video casually scooping up rice with his fingers earlier this year, some criticized him for his unusual eating habit.

The short video clip sparked online debate about culture, class and proper etiquette for eating certain foods.

Some pushed back on this: If eating rice with one's hands is odd, why isn't eating pizza or a burger perceived that way?

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"I have to eat with my hands," the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, who was born in Uganda, told Bon Appétit in June. "In Uganda, we even eat salad with our hands."

After the video surfaced on social media, Re

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