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Tuesday 28 February 2017 11:54 am

KFC is advertising a suspicious (and gross) new “clean eating” burger – and everyone is suspicious

By: Emma Haslett

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KFC has either leaped, feet-first, onto the clean eating bandwagon – or it is expertly trolling the internet.

The fried chicken chain has unveiled its new "clean eating burger" – a chia seed cauliflower "bun", unsweetened almond yoghurt, spiralized chicken breast, 100 per cent British kale, and an "ice cube relish". Er – yum?

The fast food giant launched the burger in collaboration with suspiciously-named clean eating blogger Figgy Poppleton-Rice. Her Twitter account was set up this month – with comments like "#FiggyFact: Kale tastest better out of decorative porcelain". That sounds a little chirpy, even for a food blogger…

The internet seemed unconvinced by the stunt, with one Twitter user pointing out it was "slightly too early for an April Fool".

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https://twitter.com/penglet/status/836479131550384128

stfu what kind of sick joke is this #KFCcleaneating https://t.co/qlmHYOHsSt

— Jasmine (@jasmine_holley) February 27, 2017

Although others still felt it necessary to voice their disgust at the idea…

https://twitter.com/JRealMc42/status/834880597386371076

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