For The Weekend: Dark Side of Food

Charcoal food has been dominating our Instagram feed and is fast replacing colourful posts of rainbow desserts or prettily sliced avocado.

Now you can get your forks into squid ink risotto, black burgers and even ice cream. The charcoal ingredient adds a smoky depth to the dishes, while also giving it that premium look which foodies have fallen for, but is it actually tasty?

Try it for yourself at some of the best spots in the Dubai.

Activated charcoal ice-cream at Scoop

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Slim Shady juice at KoldPress Juice Ko

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Shrimp Kuroske at Yakitate Dubai

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Seafood and squid ink risotto at Nine7One

Black crab slider at Scape, Burj Al Arab hotel

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Black pancakes at No.FiftySeven

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