KFC Japan Gives Out Finger Sleeves for Holding Fried Chicken

Eating fried chicken is always a little messy, but now KFC Japan has made it possible for its customers to eat fried chicken while remaining dainty and clean, by distributing little plastic finger sleeves for people to wear while eating.

According to Rocket News 24, the “Finger Nup,” or “Finger Napkin” is a tiny little plastic glove that just goes over the thumb and index finger, so a person can hold a piece of fried chicken without running the risk of greasy fingers.

KFC has made a lot of joke products in its day--fried chicken-scented sunscreen comes to mind--but the tiny plastic finger sleeves apparently were brought out to solve an actual problem customers were having. The company noticed that customers were wrapping their chicken in napkins to keep their fingers from getting greasy, but the napkins absorb grease and are not entirely effective at keeping hands clean. These little sleeves are, though, and now they’ll be kept behind the counter at KFC restaurants in Japan so customers can request them.