# Finger Food Utensils Trongs By Pearl | Published 2008-11-12 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/no-mess-finger-food-utensils-trongs References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2008/11/trongs_turn_you.php) & [trongs](http://www.trongs.com/) Eating your favorite [finger foods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auntie-annes-2) used to be messy. Not any more with Trongs, a new rubber utensil which lets you grip food easily with your fingers but keeps them clean. All the better to keep your beer mug grease-free! They work like tongs, with channels to slip your fingers into to get a [grip of the food](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fonduuuuuuefork). The creators, Eric Zimmermann and Dan Ferrara, describe their product as “chopsticks on steroids!” They were inspired to create Trongs when they were out [enjoying some wings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grilled-tender-bites) when one of their cell phones rang. Dan had to quickly clean his fingers first. The rest as they say, is history. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 80% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Mess-free Eating:** Trongs utensils offer a solution for messy finger food eating by providing a clean grip. - **Innovative Utensils:** Trongs introduces a rubber utensil as a disruptive innovation in the utensil industry. - **Enhanced Finger Grip:** Trongs' unique design enhances the finger grip for better food handling. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage:** Trongs utensils have the potential to disrupt the food and beverage industry by improving the eating experience. - **Kitchenware:** Trongs presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the kitchenware industry by offering a new type of utensil. - **Mobile Accessories:** Trongs' inspiration from a cell phone call creates a potential disruptive innovation opportunity in the mobile accessories industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Wearable QSR Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kfc-finger-sporks.md) - [Hand-Shaped Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-fork.md) - [Sauce-Included Multifunctional Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saurk.md) - [Multi-Color Kitchen Tongs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/multicolor-kitchen-tongs.md) - [Human Hand-Resembling Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-2.md) - [Versatile Kitchen Multi-Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-multitools.md) - [French Fry Spoons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spoon-friez.md) - [Interchangeable All-in-One Cutlery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinchy-cutlery.md) - [Tong-Style Fire Pit Utensils](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pit-command-talon.md)