Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel is in love with a fast food chain most Americans have probably never even heard of

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Snap founder Evan Spiegel.

• Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel is in love with fast food chain Nando's.
• The billionaire tech executive seeks it out on his travels after first encountering the chain on a trip to South Africa while he was studying at Stanford University.
• He visited a Nando's on a recent visit to London that lasted just a few hours, according to the Financial Times.
• Nando's is yet to reach New York City or Santa Monica, where Snap is based.

Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel is in love with a fast food chain most Americans are unlikely to have ever come across.

The restaurant is called Nando's, and the billionaire tech executive adores it so much, he visited for a burger during a recent trip to London that lasted just a few hours.

That's according to an interview he did with the Financial Times, in which he sat down for lunch at the Clink Street Nando's with tech reporter Tim Bradshaw.

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The FT said Spiegel looks for a Nando's whenever he travels and on his most recent visit to the British capital, he ordered a "simple" chicken burger with peri-peri fries.

Nando's

Evan Spiegel's meal of choice: Nando's chicken burger.

"It's amazing," he said. "Delicious."

Nando's was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1987. It has since become a phenomenon in the UK, where there are around 340 diners.

Spiegel first encountered the brand while he was studying at Stanford University, the FT said. He twice visited Nyanga, a township outside Cape Town, to help young people find work. "It's where the addiction began," Spiegel said.

Nando's is available in the US, but its 36 chains are concentrated in Maryland and Virginia. It is yet to reach New York City or Santa Monica, where Snap is based.