Saturday Spotlight: Eating Shows (Mokbang)

Meet South Korea’s newest trend: eating porn. Don’t worry, it’s safe for work (no porn involved)! And don’t get it confused with food porn, that’s amateur hour. Mokbangs are eating shows like you’ve never seen them before. Anyone at home can set up their webcam and live stream themselves eating ridiculous amounts of food on AfreecaTV.com, and viewers can send virtual money when the show pleases them. It’s similar to adult video chatting sites, although there is no entry fee — viewers pay by donation.

Saturday Spotlight: Cooking With Maangchi

Korean food has been experiencing a boom in trendiness. Kimchi is cool, Korean fried chicken is the bomb, and omg have you tried Korean BBQ? A true food follower will have at least heard of these menu items, thanks in part to Korean governmental promotional campaigns.

Although Korean food has become popular, most people — specifically English speakers — lacked the ability to create Korean cuisine in their own homes. UNTIL MAANGCHI*.