Popcorn - The Mad Scientists Kitchen

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Popcorn

Popcorn, also known as popping corn, is a type of corn or maize that expands from the kernel and puffs up when heated.

Grains like amaranth grain, sorghum, quinoa, millet and corn are able to pop because, their kernels have a hard moisture-sealed hull and a dense starchy interior and some oil. When heated, pressure builds within the kernel and a small explosion (or “pop”) is the end result.

There are various techniques for popping corn. The commercial popcorn machine was invented by Charles Cretors in the late 19th century. Now we have along with pre-packaged popcorn can be prepared in a microwave oven, pressure cooker plus we have there are small home appliances for popping corn.

Some consider popcorn to be a health food it can also be used from holiday decorations to packaging materials.

Corn was first domesticated in Mexico 9,000 years ago from a wild grass. A few thousands of years later it then made its way across Central to South America. Popcorn is one of the oldest forms of corn; evidence of popcorn from 3600 B.C. was found in New Mexico.

Corncobs found at two ancient sites in Peru (Paredones and Huaca Prieta) may date from as early as 4700 B.C. This suggests that people living along the coast of northern Peru were already eating popcorn by that time.

Do you know that ….

In popcorn jargon, a popped kernel of corn is known as a “flake”. Two shapes of flakes are commercially important.
“Butterfly” or “snowflake” flakes are irregular in shape and have a number of protruding “wings”. “Mushroom” flakes
are largely ball-shaped, with few wings.

“Mushroom“-shaped popcorn, left, is less fragile and less tender than “butterfly“-shaped, right. Courtesy: Google

Popcorn is eaten by movie goers either salted or sweetened. In the 1800 century popcorn, milk and sweetener were breakfast in USA. Popcorn balls (popped kernels stuck together with sugary “glue”) were hugely popular around the turn of the 20th century. Cracker Jack is a popular, commercially produced candy that consists of peanuts mixed in with caramel-covered popcorn. Kettle corn is a variation of normal popcorn, cooked with white sugar and salt, traditionally in a large copper kettle.

(Courtesy: Wikipedia).

Small wonder that when movies are watched we have popcorn….

Here I have just popped the pre-packaged corn in a pressure cooker without the whistle.

Delicious popcorn ready in minutes…

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Comments

Kalyani says

June 03, 2015 at 3:35 pm

Nice info on the popcorn Archana ! I made two flavours too, but thought it was too trivial to post :))

Sarita says

June 03, 2015 at 5:22 pm

Love these popcorn!

Suma Gandlur says

June 03, 2015 at 5:25 pm

Enjoyed reading thru the post. This is one simple yet welcomed snack everywhere.

Priya Suresh says

June 03, 2015 at 7:02 pm

I want to munch some popcorns, prefect movie time snacks.

Rajani S says

June 04, 2015 at 2:03 am

Lots of information about the all time favorite movie snack, Archana :-). Interesting 🙂

Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

June 04, 2015 at 2:51 am

What a lovely information about the popcorn! Popcorn is a must when watching movies 🙂

Srivalli says

June 04, 2015 at 5:58 am

That's a great info on Popcorn Arch..very nicely written!

The Pumpkin Farm says

June 04, 2015 at 5:55 pm

nice write up…and u say u have no time..u write beautifully when u r in mood

vaishali sabnani says

June 07, 2015 at 1:01 am

That sure is a nice read on popcorn, a good research there Archana .

Chef Mireille says

June 07, 2015 at 2:03 pm

popcorn is always one of my favorite snacks

Harini-Jaya R says

June 07, 2015 at 3:17 pm

Interesting info, Archana. Movie without popcorn is unimaginable for us 🙂

sushma says

June 07, 2015 at 9:34 pm

My kids favorite. good one.

Varadas Kitchen says

June 08, 2015 at 2:15 am

Fresh popcorn is always a treat. It is great at the movies.

Pavani N says

June 10, 2015 at 3:58 pm

My kids love popcorn. Perfect for movie watching.

Priya Srinivasan says

June 11, 2015 at 7:29 am

Movies or not these are our favourite snack anytime! !

Padma Rekha says

June 12, 2015 at 1:48 pm

I can munch them any time yumm…

Padmajha PJ says

June 14, 2015 at 8:31 am

Everyone's favorite snack and really enjoyed reading about pop corn!

veena krishnakumar says

June 18, 2015 at 1:10 pm

Enjoyed reading your post!Perfect snack!

Sowmya :) says

June 24, 2015 at 4:36 am

Lovely post on popcorn. I love your blog url

sneha datar says

June 28, 2015 at 6:10 pm

A very informative post and healthy popcorn.

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