We Spoke With the Mysterious Surgeon Behind That Oreo and Reese's Transplant Video

The Food Surgeon is a newly launched YouTube channel that shows bizarre and kind of awesome videos of dissections, transplants, and graphic things of the like — all involving food items, of course. The account has recently gone viral for a new video — its second ever — of a transplant involving Oreos and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Yep, you read that right.

The mesmerizing video shows its "surgeon" — not board certified — slicing open a Reese's, removing its buttery insides, and proceeding to replace it with an Oreo's beloved cream filling. The result looks so delicious, we're not sure why we hadn't thought of it ourselves.

Though he didn't want to reveal his identity to maintain an air of mystery, we reached out to the Food Surgeon via email and he shared his responses to some of our questions on his inspiration, the process of making the video, and how the finished product actually tasted. Spoiler: "not great."

POPSUGAR: Where did the concept for the YouTube channel come from? Or, rather, what inspired you?

The Food Surgeon: I wanted to create a YouTube channel for quite some time, but was waiting for a unique idea. The concept came to me while I was watching one of my favorite YouTube channels, Food Wishes. I was watching Chef John slice and prep the ingredients, and I thought to myself, "this is by far the best part." With that in mind, I decided to take food preparation to the clinical extreme.

PS: In your first video, you dissected a Cutie, and in the recent one you performed a candy transplant. Is there a junk food surgery in our future?

TFS: I don't intend to focus on one particular type of food, nor do I want my viewers to think that I only intend to create delicious candy hybrids. My next video features an avocado, but I'm certain that even my most sweet-tooth viewers will still find it entertaining.

PS: To set the record straight: do you have any real-life experience as a surgeon?

TFS: No. But if I get good enough at this, who knows?

PS: Was it difficult to really nail that surgical precision? How many Peanut Butter Cups and Oreos were "botched" in the process?

TFS: I think I used a total of three Oreos, and four Peanut Butter Cups. It took a few shots to get the perfect Oreo cream removal, and more than a few attempts to get the Reese's lid off in one, circular piece. This was totally fine by me, as I was simply eating my "botched" patients.

PS: I'm assuming you tried the Reese's and Oreo creation after the transplant. How was it?

TFS: Honestly? Not great. It was too sweet!