Every fast food joint feels the need to spice things up every once in a while. And recently, Burger King Japan has decided to do so by dying their burger buns various unappealing colors. A few years ago, the chain started selling burgers with black buns, black cheese and black sauce. They were the stuff of nightmares, but were somehow very popular, outselling other new products during their limited availability. Now, BK is following it up with the “Aka (which means “Red”) Samurai Chicken burger,” that features a red bun, red cheese and, of course, red hot sauce. The burger, which gets its color from added tomato powder, is not quite as terrifying looking as the black burger (which used bamboo charcoal and squid ink to dye the ingredients), but it still doesn’t look like something anyone could find a rational reason to knowingly ingest …
