'If it looks better than it tastes, step away' – 2017's dumbest food trends
Last year’s avo toast was only a precursor to 2017’s parade of culinary weirdness – with plates filled with cloud eggs, Yorkshire pudding wraps and a side of unicorn sprinkle You can tell a lot about a culture by the food that fuels it – and in the annals of culinary progress, 2017 has not been an altogether glorious year. If you thought 2016’s avo toast was bad, take a look at these horrors. Charcoal pizza bases, buns, ice-creams Actually, charcoal in anything that isn’t a barbecue. Not only does it taste awful, but there’s no evidence of any health benefits unless you’ve already been poisoned, in which case you probably shouldn’t be eating pizza. In fact, so effective is charcoal at absorbing chemicals that it can affect prescription medication, too. But hey, if it looks good on Instagram ... Vegetable yoghurts Hotly tipped to be the next big health craze about this time last year, but so far seen only in Waitrose and on the social media accounts of people who probably then ...