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And Just Like That, Goth-Friendly Charcoal Foods Were Canceled
It turns out those highly Instagrammable, pitch-black "goth" foods were far edgier than we could have ever imagined. According to a new report in Eater, the Department of Health says that activated charcoal is currently banned from all food- and drink-serving establishments in NYC. A spokesperson for DOH told Eater that the rule isn't new, but enforcement has increased.
Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream, that NYC ice cream shop that caused a mini frenzy in 2016 over their popular jet-black ice cream, reportedly had to dump "$3,000 worth of product during a routine inspection," per owner Nick Morgenstern. The ice cream shop posted a cryptic Instagram in late May that hinted something was afoot. The ice cream, which they've been making since 2015, uses coconut ash—a form of activated charcoal. "I don't see any evidence that this is actually a question of public health safety," Morganstern told Eater. "I would challenge someone to identify the public health safety risk of that ingredient."
(Score: 2) by choose another one on Monday June 11 2018, @08:53AM (1 child)
If you want black poo, just drink plenty of Guinness, preferably in Ireland. No charcoal required, and it's good for you (tried and tested for generations).
I remember an Irish colleague from years ago, who wouldn't drink Guinness in England because it's not the proper stuff, saying "I hate this **** English beer, makes your shit brown".
[ And what's with the "goth" food? Goths do just fine fed on Guinness, for the pretentious ones Bloody Mary will do, and there's always Snakebite and Black. ]
(Score: 2) by driverless on Monday June 11 2018, @10:51AM
You can get beer, at least in Yorkshire, that makes your poo black. That's why we have Black Pooding.