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Ikea Japan's new 'detoxing' black hot dog looks unbelievably disgusting in real life
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Ikea recently launched a hot dog in Japan that features a black bun and giant sausage colored with bamboo charcoal.
The new Ninja Dog, first spotted by RocketNews, is intended to be shaped similarly to a ninja scroll. The sausage is almost a foot long, at 11.8 inches — a full three inches longer than the bun.
According to Ikea Japan, the bun and sausage both contain edible bamboo charcoal, which the company website reports "is said to have detox proprieties."
With the hot dog's bizarre color, a number of Ikea customers have taken to social media to share pictures of their own Ninja Dogs. Here are some examples:
A photo posted by ちゃんぴ (@champi39) on Jul 4, 2016 at 2:44am PDT on Jul 4, 2016 at 2:44am PDT
Ninja Dogs🌭 #hotdog #ninja #ninjadog #ikea #japan
A photo posted by EM-mee-Koh FKA Emmy (@ffflava) on Jul 5, 2016 at 6:52am PDT on Jul 5, 2016 at 6:52am PDT
Ninja Dog!!!! #ikea #blackhotdog #ninja #food #fun #yummy #foodporn #love #japan
A photo posted by Orange Crazy (@ivediaorange5) on Jul 5, 2016 at 12:22am PDT on Jul 5, 2016 at 12:22am PDT
A photo posted by @happy32111 on Jul 4, 2016 at 12:45am PDT
A photo posted by Sayonara Siouxsie (@sayonara_siouxsie) on Jun 22, 2016 at 9:36pm PDT on Jun 22, 2016 at 9:36pm PDT
The Ninja Dogs are being sold for 300 yen, or roughly $3, and will remain on Ikea Japan's menu until the end of 2016, reports RocketNews.
Ikea isn't alone in the trend of dying classic American foods black.
In 2014, Burger King launched the black Kumo Burger in Japan. Last year, the burger chain debuted a new black burger, topped with steak sauce, in the US.
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