Twitch Launches a Social Eating Category

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By Matt Porter

You've probably seen your favorite Twitch streamers eating food before, but now they can do it officially in a new Social Eating category.

The Social Eating category has been rolled out without much fanfare, but a handful of streamers have begun broadcasting on it.

The "muk-bang" originated in South Korea, a trend where streamers will broadcast themselves eating lots of food while talking with the audience.

Last year Twitch launched the Creative category, and there was a huge Bob Ross marathon to celebrate. It features non-gaming streams, such as music composing, video editing, painting, and more.

According to Twitch Creative's FAQ, eating streams are still not allowed, so it seems Social Eating is technically a "game" for now.

Twitch added microtransactions for animated emotes earlier this week, and it has not been a popular decision so far.

Matt Porter is a freelance writer based in London, and listening to people eat is his favorite thing in the world. That's a lie. Ask him about it on Twitter.

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