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Magnus Nilsson Makes 'Frankenchicken' for Lucky Peach

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Here's a delightfully creepy video from Lucky Peach and Fäviken chef Magnus Nillson. The video, created by Lucky Peach editor-in-chief Chris Ying and Dark Rye's Ira Chute, is an accompaniment to a piece from Issue 6: The Apocalypse in which Nilsson artfully creates a "Frankenchicken" using pork sirloin, "very low quality chicken," meat glue, and staples. Delicious.

The video brings the viewer to the year 2034, some 15 years after a world wide poultry ban has gone into effect due to the toxicity of industrial chicken. Nilsson, who is still running the kitchens at his remote 12-seat restaurant, now serves roast chicken with a twist. He adds pork to a chicken carcass, and staples chicken skin to the pork before trussing and roasting the "bird." The final product is served tableside with brussels sprouts and "a full-bodied bourdeaux." Below, the mad science of a future without chicken meat.

Video: A VISION OF POST-APOCALYPTIC CUISINE

· A VISION OF POST-APOCALYPTIC CUISINE [Lucky Peach]
· All Lucky Peach Coverage on Eater [-E-]
· All Magnus Nilsson Coverage on Eater [-E-]

Fäviken

Fäviken 216 830 05, Järpen, Sweden