This word is a whole cultural identity for some people, and it's impossible to see it written down without immediately thinking of Ireland, and perhaps of distant family ancestry too. Celtic tribes used to roam all over Western Europe, a warrior race with their own language and traditions who finally settled across Ireland and parts of Scotland.
Sports fans will be familiar with the word, too. Soccer fans will have heard of multi-time Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic, and all basketball fans know the Boston Celtics. So just how is it that, for all this time, we've been saying "sell-tick" when we should have been saying "kell-tic"? It's a hard one to follow - at some point, through being adapted into Latin, and then French, and then back again (having spent some time being pronounced, somehow, as "Tell-tic"), the hard 'c' at the start became soft.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.