The line comes from the Shenmue series of adventure games by Sega, first released in 1999 and directed by Yu Suzuki. Shenmue's earnest English voice acting became a long-running joke among players, so blunt everyday phrases from the games circulate widely as short game voice lines on soundboards and in streams. The eating phrase stuck as shorthand for taking a snack break, sitting naturally beside other game notification sounds in gaming meme edits. It endures as a small in-joke for retro gaming fans who quote the series' deadpan delivery.