Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We need to talk about Mukbang 먹방 ...
⚠️ WARNING: Extreme Food Content⚠️
From Zach Choi, to Eat With Boki, Nikocado Avocado, and Trisha Paytas - Mukbang and ASMR food content is extremely popular on Youtube. This video aims to explain why we love watching other people eat so much - as well as the rise and popularity of food content in general.
As we'll learn, food is an incredibly potent visual stimuli. And just looking at it - even through a screen can be enough to make us hungry - or even 'satisfy' us, as if we had eaten ourselves.
We'll start at the beginning. How food content became so prevalent through Instagram, the Food Network and our current Foodie culture. How Mukbang Started in South Korea - and then made its way to America.
#mukbang #documentary #먹방
00:00 - Intro
02:52 - Rise of Food Content
07:59 - Mukbang History
9:27 - First American Mukbang
10:42 - Popularity & Controversy
13:11 - Why Do People Watch Mukbang?
13:23 - Entertainment Value
14:03 - The Portion Sizes...
15:19 - Unique Foods & ASMRtists
17:20 - Nikocado Avocado
18:11 - Mukbang Has Gone Too Far
20:36 - Is It A Fetish?
23:21 - The “Feeders”
24:24 Instinctual Acts
27:34 - No Words...
29:16 - Connection
30:34 - Loneliness & Eating Alone
32:43 - THE FOOD!
34:34 -Watching People Eat
34:47 - Satisfying?
35:23 - Big Bites & Eating Clean
36:15 - Gross and Unappetizing
38:37 - Vicarious Satiation
40:24 - Hunger, Cravings, Food Cues
43:02 - The Power of Food Content
48:05 - Supernormal Stimuli
55:05 - My NEW Program!
56:16 - Conclusion
We'll be answering the following questions:
-Why Do People Like Watching Mukbangs? / Who watches Mukbangs?
-Are Mukbangs helpful for dieting? Can Mukbangs truly be satisfying?
Note: Most of the close up (and most delicious looking lol) food shots I used in this video were footage from:
@ZachChoi @Fumeyamyam (almost all Korean Food close ups were from Fume!), and @McBangASMR
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We need to talk about Mukbang 먹방 ...
⚠️ WARNING: Extreme Food Content⚠️
From Zach Choi, to Eat With Boki, Nikocado Avocado, and Trisha Paytas - Mukbang and ASMR food content is extremely popular on Youtube. This video aims to explain why we love watching other people eat so much - as well as the rise and popularity of food content in general.
As we'll learn, food is an incredibly potent visual stimuli. And just looking at it - even through a screen can be enough to make us hungry - or even 'satisfy' us, as if we had eaten ourselves.
We'll start at the beginning. How food content became so prevalent through Instagram, the Food Network and our current Foodie culture. How Mukbang Started in South Korea - and then made its way to America.
#mukbang #documentary #먹방
00:00 - Intro
02:52 - Rise of Food Content
07:59 - Mukbang History
9:27 - First American Mukbang
10:42 - Popularity & Controversy
13:11 - Why Do People Watch Mukbang?
13:23 - Entertainment Value
14:03 - The Portion Sizes...
15:19 - Unique Foods & ASMRtists
17:20 - Nikocado Avocado
18:11 - Mukbang Has Gone Too Far
20:36 - Is It A Fetish?
23:21 - The “Feeders”
24:24 Instinctual Acts
27:34 - No Words...
29:16 - Connection
30:34 - Loneliness & Eating Alone
32:43 - THE FOOD!
34:34 -Watching People Eat
34:47 - Satisfying?
35:23 - Big Bites & Eating Clean
36:15 - Gross and Unappetizing
38:37 - Vicarious Satiation
40:24 - Hunger, Cravings, Food Cues
43:02 - The Power of Food Content
48:05 - Supernormal Stimuli
55:05 - My NEW Program!
56:16 - Conclusion
We'll be answering the following questions:
-Why Do People Like Watching Mukbangs? / Who watches Mukbangs?
-Are Mukbangs helpful for dieting? Can Mukbangs truly be satisfying?
Note: Most of the close up (and most delicious looking lol) food shots I used in this video were footage from:
@ZachChoi @Fumeyamyam (almost all Korean Food close ups were from Fume!), and @McBangASMR
*~*~*
✉️ Send me a Video Suggestion! ✉️
geni.us/video-suggestions
💬 Join me on Discord! 💬
geni.us/join-our-discord
👀 Check out our subreddit! 👀
reddit.com/r/KianaDocherty
⭐️ GET MY GUIDE! ⭐️
How to Change: A Guide to Breaking Bad Habits and Getting Motivated
Get it here: kdocherty.com/how-to-change?cam=video18
🤓 MY RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST 🤓
geni.us/kiana-book-list
💖 FOLLOW ME! 💖
IG: instagram.com/kianadocherty
TikTok: tiktok.com/@kianadocherty
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