It's a meal that wouldn't look out of place in a Tim Burton film - an all-black Christmas dinner, where everything from the carrots to the roast beef is coal-coloured. On the macabre-looking menu is black Devon rare roast beef, served with black heritage potatoes and a black beef dripping gravy. Traditional orange carrots have been replaced with lesser-known black heritage carrots, while the standard sage and onion stuffing has been substituted with black pudding and a charcoal bread stuffing. The world's first all-black Christmas dinner includes black Devon rare roast beef, bottom right, black heritage potatoes, top left, and a black beef dripping gravy, centre The dark dessert is a rich spiced Christmas pudding with almonds infused with black spiced rum, left Dessert is a rich-spiced Christmas pudding with almonds infused with black spiced rum and black stout-lashed apples and pears, also infused with the rum. Incredibly, the Gothic twist on traditional festive fare is made using all-natural ingredients. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next The £131 pan that turned QVC posh: How the shopping channel... Yes, you CAN afford Champagne this Christmas! The bottles of... Could you live off a diet of only FRUIT? Despite experts... Share this article Share The world's first all-black Christmas dinner is the brainchild of black spiced rum brand Kraken, who will be serving it up along with ebony cocktails at a special event in London this December. The dark cocktails have been made using ingredients including activated charcoal, squid ink, and toasted black sesame seeds. A number of black cocktails have also been creating using black spiced rum and charcoal, with cranberry sauce adding some festive flavour A festive flavour is achieved with some of the drinks containing cranberry sauce and orange liqueur. The traditional mulled cider has also been given a dark make-over with the addition of charcoal. The Kraken Black Christmas event will be held at the Beagle, in Hackney, London, from 5 to 7 December. ON THE MENU OF THE WORLD'S FIRST ALL-BLACK CHRISTMAS DINNER Black Beast Branded Devon red rare roast beef served with black heritage potatoes & a black beef dripping gravy Black pudding and charcoal bread stuffing Black heritage carrots roasted with cumin and honey Black bean and rich mushroom pudding Black smashed heritage potatoes Black rich spiced Christmas pudding with almonds infused with The Kraken Black Spiced Rum Black stout-lashed apples & pears infused in The Kraken Black Spiced Rum Advertisement ALL-BLACK CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS Kraken's Little Helper: The Kraken Black Spiced Rum, allspice liqueur, plum juice, bitters, squid ink, sparkling apple soda Kraken Black Blitzen: The Kraken Black Spiced Rum, black forest liqueur, cranberry sauce, sweet vermouth, egg white, black charcoal Kraken Midnight Frost Bite: The Kraken Black Spiced Rum, orange liqueur, cranberry sauce, squid ink, mint leaves, lime juice Kraken It's Cold Outside: The Kraken Black Spiced Rum, hot mulled cider, black charcoal Kraken Inky Winter Storm: The Kraken Black Spiced Rum, ginger beer, fresh lime, squid ink Advertisement Christmas
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