An eating show, is an online audiovisual broadcast in which a host consumes various quantities of food while interacting with the audience. The genre became popular in South Korea in the early 2010s, and has become a global trend since the mid-2010s. Varieties of foods ranging from pizza to noodles are consumed in large quantities in front of a camera.

A food challenge is a definitive procedure for testing whether someone can tolerate a specific food. During the challenge, the person will be given small, increasing amounts of the food in question and monitored very closely for a reaction.