So much for experts: Europe's food experts fooled by pranksters into confusing McDonald's with organic food

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Dutch pranksters have fooled food experts and consumers and proved that even foodies can't tell McDonald's from real, organic food when offered some on a plate. The comments from misled 'experts' are hysterical.

Lifehunters, as the guys call themselves, posted a video of them visiting one of the most popular annual food expos in Europe, in the city of Houten, to serve their from their that serves

one of the pranksters, Sacha, says on the video.

So they paid a visit to their McDonald's.

Armed with a serving tray of cut up McDonald's sandwiches made into canapé treats they started their hunt for gullible fans of organic food to ask what experts think about their

Serving their "top notch" recipes from a non-existent restaurant, they managed to fool dozens of

They asked questions as to every aspect of the sandwiches and other snacks - from ease of chewing to taste, to how they feel in the mouth - to discover a simple truth: that if you don't know what you're eating, it's incredibly easy to be fooled into thinking you're eating the best Earth has to offer.

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said one expert about a McMuffin. Then it was onto the 'real classics'.

The 'Chicken McNuggets' were neatly cut up and served by a charming young waiter, complete with tidy uniform. an older and presumably more experienced food critic commented.

To make this even more fun and amusing, the pranksters asked people what they saw as the key difference between these 'organic' treats and something one might see at McDonald's. The experts did not disappoint: said a young woman.

came another comment from a young lady operating an organic stall.

They went on like this - persons of every gender and age. So, there must be some truth in the claim that it's really at least that's what Erik Hensel, the founder of Lifehunters.tv, told RT.