This New York ice cream trend is the weirdest one yet

New York is a city for food lovers.

From the Cronut to its legendary pizza, the US city is a hub for culinary innovation and uniquely delicious inventions. The latest trend sweeping the city is a new ice cream flavour created by famous ice cream parlour Morgensterns in the city. It's a deep charcoal black flavour called Coconut Ash, and is flavoured with coconut flesh, flakes and oddly enough, the charred shell of the coconut giving it that pitch black hue. Apparently, the flavour is very subtle but you need to be a tidy eater to enjoy it, as you risk looking like you ate black tar because the flavour stains your skin.

Meanwhile back at the parlor?✌?️#sundayfunday #coconutash ?: @mikejchau ?

A photo posted by Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream (@morgensternsnyc) on May 8, 2016 at 1:39pm PDT

What do we think, would you try this or have a go of a Twister instead?

Coconut Ash life 2016. ALL NEW MENU on its way. Stay tuned. A photo posted by Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream (@morgensternsnyc) on Apr 14, 2016 at 1:08pm PDT

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A photo posted by DineOC (@dineoc) on May 29, 2016 at 8:21pm PDT

Store owner Nick Morgenstern told MIC:

"I had been monkeying around with coconut ash for a while and then I had this fancy chocolate bar that used coconut ash.I knew I had to use it. We wanted to put a coconut ice cream on the menu and it all came together."

Surprisingly delicious! ?? #coconutash #blackicecream #nye #morgenstern A photo posted by Panch ? (@chrisss14) on May 27, 2016 at 2:35pm PDT

 

The New Black and White. Coconut Related Coconut Ash A video posted by Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream (@morgensternsnyc) on May 26, 2016 at 12:02pm PDT

(lead image via Instagram)