A man has been burnt by a deep-fried chicken snack after the food item exploded as he bit into it. The bizarre snack-related incident was captured on CCTV inside a cafe in the city of Curitiba, southern Brazil. In the footage a waitress hands a customer a coxinha, a Brazilian deep-fried chicken croquette, before she leaves the man unattended by the bar.
![[As the man gets ready to tuck into his tasty treat it suddenly explodes squirting its hot insides all over the man and the surrounding area - with the heat from the croquette visible from stream rising to the ceiling]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/93308295-14209541-image-a-64_1734604741634.jpg)
As the man gets ready to tuck into his tasty treat, far from love at first bite, the coxinha suddenly explodes squirting its hot insides all over the man and the surrounding area. Meanwhile, the heat from the croquette is visible from stream rising to the ceiling.
![[The shop's owner Christian de Souza Amaral - who witnesses the erupting snack - stands open-mouthed in shock as the dazed customer tries to wipe the burning filling from his face]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/93308291-14209541-image-a-65_1734604747974.jpg)
The shop's owner Christian de Souza Amaral - who witnesses the erupting snack - stands open-mouthed in shock as the dazed customer tries to wipe the burning filling from his face. Mr Amaral then leaves seemingly to get help leaving the man to deal with his strange predicament.
It later emerged that the customer, not named in local media, had been treated for burns to his mouth. Amaral explained: 'It went off with a sound like a tyre bursting. I was in shock watching the filling sticking to his face. It looked like a bomb.'. The bizarre snack-related incident was captured on CCTV inside a cafe in the city of Curitiba, southern Brazil.
As the man gets ready to tuck into his tasty treat it suddenly explodes squirting its hot insides all over the man and the surrounding area - with the heat from the croquette visible from stream rising to the ceiling. He added: 'We had already fried the coxinha and placed it in the display case. This guy was already there, he was a customer, and he said, 'The coxinha looks nice, doesn't it?' and asked for one.
