Fetish Friday: Food Play and Mukbangs
The definition of kink is the ‘non-conventional’ practises a person takes part in or fantasies that they have. Fetish describes the object of a person’s sexual fantasies, whether that’s a living being, an inanimate object, or both. When considering these definitions, both are often viewed as ‘taboo’ from a societal viewpoint.
Fortunately, the world has become progressively sex-positive and, as a result, many fetishes and kinks have been more ‘normalized.’ Yet, not every kink or fetish (or a combination) that a person has is always understood. This is partly due to varying subcultures that often branch from a single fetish or kink; they can leave outsiders unclear about what they actually entail.
Today, we’re delving into the topic of food play, messy fetishism, and feeder/eater dynamics (including describing what mukbangs are) to help remove any misperceptions and uncertainties surrounding the topic. We hope that it will give you a better idea of what it’s like to experience this fetish and what someone who takes part in it is sexually aroused by.
What is food play or a mukbang fetish?
We’ve got a few definitions to explain today! First, food play is the act of bringing edible items into your sexual routine, which can often serve as a way to heighten the senses and arousal both during foreplay and during sex itself. A mukbang fetish is an online broadcast where one or more people eat a massive quantity of food while interacting with a live audience.
There is also a feeder and eater dynamic. One or both parties become aroused by one person feeding the other to make a skinny person overweight or an already overweight person even fatter.
Common misconceptions
It’s not always about sex! It’s arousing in and of itself to watch a person eating or covered in food, for many people. That said, messy fetishism can — but doesn’t always — tie into a food fetish. In terms of food, this would specifically refer to folx who become aroused when a large amount of a messy substance (such as ketchup, juice, saucy pasta, and so forth) covers the naked skin of either themselves or a sexual partner.
How to talk about it with your partner
It’s important to talk to your partner about your kinks and fetishes and, if you want them to partake in any sexual activity, to get their consent before going forward. Explain to your partner what aspects of food fetishism you are interested in trying with them and how you would ideally incorporate it into your sex lives. Be open to answering their questions and concerns and understand that they ultimately may not feel comfortable with it.
Things to try
Some great ways to explore a food fetish include:
Watching a mukbang online
Watching ethical porn featuring one person feeding another
Painting your partner (or yourself) with melted chocolate before licking it off
Spraying whipped cream on your partner’s erogenous zones and gently sucking it off
Hand-feeding your partner their favourite meal, or having them hand-feed you
Are there risks to consider?
The act of feeding a person or watching another person eat has no potential pregnancy risks for folx capable of conceiving (and thus, requires no birth control options). It also doesn’t warrant someone needing to be consciously aware of avoiding sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, when things become physically intimate, these are both things that need to be considered by everyone involved.
How can I learn more?
Watching mukbangs or ethical pornographies featuring eating and feeding — both of which can be found online — are great places to start! As well, there are plenty of communities for feeders and eaters to join and discuss their accomplishments and fantasies alike, with opportunities to share videos and pictures to a consenting audience. This can help people to gain more ideas for future situations.
After reading this, you likely have a deeper understanding of what food play, mukbangs, messy fetishism, and being a feeder and eater are. The next time the topic comes up in conversation, or you find someone talking about it online, you will hopefully be confident to openly speak about it. Whether it’s learning more about the fetish from someone who engages in it first-hand or educating another person who may be closed off to the idea of it, we feel that we have done our job to help make the world a more sexually inclusive place.
Have you either watched or hosted a mukbang before? Is messy fetishism or food play something that you would be willing to try? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
