Whilst it is statistically proven that Goths eat the same kind of food that you and I might eat, it is possible that uber-goths might take their lifestyle a little overboard and restrict themselves to a diet of 'Goth-looking' food in an effort to boost their Goth credibility. Add to that the growing market for alternative-style cooking, ranging from spooky cupcakes to Halloween-inspired cuisine, and you may just have enough ideas to fill a cookbook or two!
Goth cakes
Who would have ever thought there would come a day when someone could make a living baking cakes in the shape of severed body parts or cupcakes adorned with eyeballs and fangs? Companies like Evil Cakeshop are doing just that! Catering from events ranging from rock magazine awards to gore-themed weddings or birthday parties, their menu boasts such classics as 'Heart & Maggot Cake' through to 'Human Centipede Cookies'.
Vegan-goth and the beetroot
Although going down the pumpkin route would be a predictable way of giving your meals a Halloween twist, one alternative would be to make use of the dark purple hue of the beetroot.
Using beetroot creatively in a recipe can be considered both very Goth and very healthy, as beetroot is a great source of potassium, magnesium, iron and a handful of different vitamins.
One idea would be to mix a mean-looking Goth Salad with red lettuce, chopped beetroot, purple carrot and a drizzle of pomegranate molasses syrup (something I'm borrowing from Lebanese cuisine).
Another idea that might appeal to those of you that enjoy their tipple is a Beetroot Mojito made with lime juice, fresh mint and beetroot muddled at the bottom the glass and then doused in a double measure of rum (dark rum to add extra goth-appeal), a dash of pomegranate juice and heaps of crushed ice.
In fact, I'm so inspired by the idea of pairing the beetroot and the goth that I might just start an offshoot of the Goth subculture called vegan-goth!
