The color does not come from flavorings, as black ice cream can have almost any flavor. Instead, its moody hue comes from the addition of activated charcoal, which is different from the charcoal ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A London based Filipino ice cream shop makes ice cream using fresh coconut charcoal. We were curious about it and went down to Mamasons Dirty Ice Cream to try it.

When the ice cream melts, the liquid ice cream fills up the air pockets. When it refreezes, there are fewer air pockets, so the ice cream is less airy and fluffy. The other reason is that when the ice ...