Burger King Introduces a Burger with Black Bun, Sauce, and Cheese in Japan

Blackboard. Blackberry. Black widow. But a black burger?

Yup. A dark-colored hamburger — that isn't burnt — is now being sold in Japan by fast-food giant Burger King. Called the Kuro Burger, it features a black bun, meat with black pepper, and black cheese. The bread and cheese contain bamboo charcoal, popular in Japanese cuisine. The sandwich also has an onion-and-garlic sauce made dark with squid ink. But don't be alarmed — squid ink is commonly used for cooking, food coloring, and flavoring. The other use is confined to the ocean.

Burger King is offering Japanese customers two varieties of the Kuro — the Pearl and the Diamond. The Kuro Pearl is filled with basic ingredients (listed above); the Kuro Diamond is spruced up with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions, which add a little color to the dark sandwich.

Is the Kuro the first dark take on the American classic? No. The French delivered their own version of the coal-black burger not too long ago, in a galaxy not too far, far away. In January 2012, the French fast-food chain Quick introduced a similar option in time for the release of "Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D." Again, it was a black-bun burger but with two tiers, along the lines of McDonald's Big Mac. And it was probably better than the movie it was celebrating.

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