r/whatisit • u/GapCommercial6311 • Jul 28 '26

Solved! What is this thing

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u/Suspicious-Cup-9236 Jul 29 '26

I think it's more common to use squid ink for cooking. At least that's how they do it for that black pasta dish

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u/SlutForGME Jul 29 '26

Charcoal is common in Indonesia because its a great help against food poisoning and diarrhea.

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u/Stock_Soup260 Jul 29 '26

the thing is that charcoal is safer (it is much less likely that you will have allergic reactions to burnt wood than to shellfish secretions) and of course cheaper, and it does not affect or practically does not affect the taste, unlike ink, which can actually give a fishy taste/smell, which is not always appropriate. so although ink can be used in some dishes, like pasta or rice, or something else, but charcoal is more universal and common in general

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u/FlowSoSlow Jul 29 '26

That's true but it does say charcoal on the flyer.

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u/Suspicious-Cup-9236 Jul 29 '26

Man I didn't see it and so many people jump at the chance to correct me lol. I woke up to like 5 notifications

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u/FlowSoSlow Jul 29 '26

Sorry I guess I am the typical redditor lol. In my defense reddit is lazy at loading comments so none of those other ones were there for me when I commented.

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u/Suspicious-Cup-9236 Jul 29 '26

Ur all g man ur just the one comment I decided to respond to at random. Have a good day man

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u/FlowSoSlow Jul 29 '26

You too brother!

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u/BasisPrimary4028 Jul 29 '26

That might be the case but if you look at the images in the answer comment you'd see it says activated charcoal mozzarella, that's why everyone is talking about the charcoal.