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.
Exploding chicken burns hungry customer: Bizarre moment diner's fast food snack erupts as he bites into it 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.
Mr Amaral then leaves seemingly to get help leaving the man to deal with his strange predicament.