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The Black Banquet was characterized by its unique and unsettling culinary choices, with dishes that were as ghastly as the atmosphere surrounding them. From black food like fish cooked with cuttlefish ink to jellyfish served in a frittata-style dish, everything served had an air of morbidity. The renowned food history enthusiast Andrew Coletti, known as Pass The Flamingo on TikTok, inspired a recreation of these ancient delicacies based on a recipe contained in Apicius, a famous Roman cookbook.