Fast food may have been perfected in the U.S., but it is being more innovative overseas. Nowhere is that more evident than in Japan, where consumers just got the ultimate oddity - an all-black burger from Burger King. It even includes black cheese! Yum!
The Kuro Peal burger and Kuro Diamond burger will feature black buns, black cheese, a black sauce and black pepper-filled patties. Unfortunately, they couldn’t figure out how to turn tomatoes and lettuce black. Kuro is the word for “black” in Japanese.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company claims that they use bamboo charcoal to turn the cheese black. They also add squid ink to the sauces to turn it black.
Burger King first offered the black burger items in 2012 for a limited time and then again in 2013 and it became a success. The company says that the burgers made such a visual impact that they became a hit.
We guess that the burgers must also taste good. Either that, or Burger King customers in Japan are just big fans of the Rolling Stones song “Paint it Black.”
The Kuro Pearl Burger costs ¥480 ($4.50), while the Diamond variety - which adds lettuce, tomato and onions - costs ¥690 ($6.44).
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