The last McDonald’s hamburger in Iceland reaches its 10th birthday

It’s been a decade since Iceland had a McDonald’s. But one burger remains and has become a strange attraction with its own live stream.

A McDonald’s super fan has kept a burger and fries in a glass cabinet for 10 years – and it still looks fine to eat.

The so-called “indestructible” McDonald’s meal has no sign of mould or decay despite being first served up a decade ago.

Back in 2009, McDonald’s closed down all three of its restaurants in Iceland.

And one man decided to buy the icy nation’s final hamburger and fries – so the meal could live on after the chain’s closure.

The hamburger and fries remain preserved in a glass case at an Icelandic hostel. Picture: Snotra House

“I had heard that McDonald’s never decompose so I just wanted to see if it was true or not,” Hjortur Smarason said.

It’s now been more than 10 years since Mr Smarason made his purchase, and the meal barely looks older.

In fact, there’s a live stream of the burger and fries available to watch online for free.

The not-so-happy meal is housed in a glass cabinet in Snotra House, a hostel in southern Iceland.

You can check out the live stream here.

“The old guy is still there, feeling quite well,” said hostel owner Siggi Sigurdur, speaking to BBC News.

Travellers come from around the world to visit the burger, but a live stream also allows people to watch the meal ‘decay’ in real time.

“It’s a fun thing, of course, but it makes you think about what you are eating.

“There is no mould, it’s only the paper wrapping that looks old.”

The hostel says that people visit from around the world to see the burger.

And it claims the live-stream website receives up to 400,000 hits every single day.

The meal hasn’t always been kept in a glass cabinet, however.

At first, Mr Smarason stored the burger and fries in a plastic bag in his garage.

After three years, he donated the meal to the National Museum of Iceland – and noticing barely any change in its appearance.

A Museum official decided they weren’t equipped to preserve the food and returned it to its original owner.

“I think he was wrong because this hamburger preserves itself,” Mr Smarason said.

The meal was then kept at a different hostel in Reykjavik before being moved to its current home.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission