Food has turned goth and it's amazing

With so many new food trends hitting the internet, you must have come across black foods making their rounds on social media. The deep colour of these dark creations captures the souls of adventurous palates.

The black hue is created by using either treated powder or oil from bamboo or coconut, activated charcoal or squid ink which is rich in iron and antioxidants. It is known that activated charcoal has a few health benefits, including helping to promote a healthy digestive tract, alleviating gas and bloating, reducing high cholesterol, treating body odour and acne. Who knew!

Get ready to get sucked into the dark realm of foods:

1. Black ice-cream is trending in the foodie world at the moment!

Black is beautiful, and also coconut flavored. Black coconut ash. Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream. 2 Rivington Street. ?????? #latergram #icecream #morgenstern #coconutash #blackicecream #summergoth #softgoth #eeeeeats #masterofnone

A photo posted by JP (@jessiepeterson) on Jul 10, 2016 at 1:10pm PDT

2. How about this squid-ink and pea puree! Something different, yet still sophisticated!

… experiment with squid ink… my formerly white (but now rather patchy black) shirt probably suggests should be a little more careful if i make this one again ?? sous vide cod fish on squid ink and lentil purée with peas and spinach #dinnertime ????

A photo posted by Lara’s Kitchen ?? (@laras.kitchen) on Jul 12, 2016 at 3:50am PDT

3. 3. Normal golden brown buns just won’t do the trick after you tried a black roll!!!

Tuna burger at Sea Fu, Four Seasons, Dubai. My new favorite daytime hangout and the burger was pretty decent #tuna #tunasteak #tunaburger #squidinkburger #fresh #seafu #fourseasons #beach

A photo posted by Juno Vir (@global_foodies) on Jan 18, 2016 at 11:52am PST

4. A stand-out dessert!

Delicious treats this morning #blackwaffle #toppaddock #melbourne

A photo posted by tyevanj (@tyevanj) on Feb 5, 2016 at 4:40pm PST

5. Black churro’s? Yes, please!

#homemade #oreo #churros #oreochurros #blackchurros #soes #spanyol #yummy #food #snack #frommykitchen #nomnom #happytummy

A photo posted by iin k dewi (@iinsafez) on Nov 30, 2015 at 9:32pm PST

6. Having a bad start to your day, need something to go with your mood? A black croissant is it!

#Blackcroissant

A photo posted by Audrey Yiting Yao (@audrey_yiting) on Jun 1, 2016 at 8:11pm PDT

7. Squid ink pasta has been in our presence for a while now, sets a great backdrop for topping and add-ons.

?????? Squid Ink “Carbonara” Served with Bacon Brodo by @iamtimwong! The perks of working on a Sunday! #sundaysupper #ihgfoodie #lucesf #putaneggonit #squidink #carbonara

A photo posted by l a u r a (@pastrypixels) on Jul 10, 2016 at 11:35pm PDT

8. Black rice??!!

Experimental sushi sunday is back! 1 of 2: Black rice roll with pickled daikon and shimeji mushrooms; Arroz negro with squid, aioli, angel hair chili #shimeji #daikon #pickle #blackrice #vegetarian #squid #aioli #arroznegro #sushitime #sushiporn #sushisunday #testkitchen #foodgraphy #foodstagram #foodphotography #blackandwhite

A photo posted by Dagan Wong (@daganwong) on Jul 10, 2016 at 4:06am PDT

9. The black burger, another craze that had people going insane!

#lastfridays #og #blackburger

A photo posted by Mateja Škafar (@matejaskafar) on Jul 11, 2016 at 6:20am PDT

10. Even our raw food is changing to dark side!

#Blackgarlic is the most interesting new ingredient I’ve found lately! Good one to look up and read about. Tastes sweeter than I expected! #kitchenista #learnsomethingnew

A photo posted by The Kitchenista Diaries (@thekitchenista) on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:18pm PDT

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