Twitch’s new social eating category lets you watch people eat

30 June 2016

Twitch has launched a new Social Eating category, and invited streamers to share their breakfasts, lunches and dinners in front of the camera, reports Eurogamer.

This follows the successful launch of other non-gaming categories, including music, art and crafts.

Social eating is already popular in South Korea, where it is named “muk-bang” – literally, “eating broadcast”.

Cooking the food yourself is sometimes part of a muk-bang, although often the food consumed is a takeaway.

You can watch some of the popular food streams here.

Do you think Twitch should stick to gaming or are you happy with this new diversity of content? Let us know in the comments below and in our forums.


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  1. Space Chief
    30.07.2016 at 15:01

    Animal lovers can watch Koreans engage in muk-bang with dog meat. 🙂

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