Comprehensive Information About Popcorn


by Jacob Sebastian - Date: 2010-06-20 - Word Count: 295 Share This!

Popcorn is one of the most favorable snacks in the world. It is so ideal to take while you are watching TV or even movie. The flavors of popcorn are varied. You can have one which fits your taste.

Popcorn is also known as popping corn. In the Latin, the name of popcorn is Zea mays everta which means corn which is turned inside out. It means that the corn is able to explode from the core and puff up when it is heated. The discoverer of this type of corn is the native of Americans. In the United States, popping corn is popular as the snack to eat while they are watching movie.

How does corn pop?

The kernels of the corn have a hard moisture-sealed hull as well as filling with dense starchy. It drives for the pressure inside the kernel and then leads to an explosion of pop. Nowadays, a lot of strains of corn are cultivated especially as popcorns.

There are some techniques that can be applied to pop the corn. In the late of 19Th century, Charles Cretors invented popcorn machines which are able to pop the corn in large scale. However, there are also some small machines which are able to pop the corn in small scale. In the USA, the most popular popcorn machine is prepackaged microwavable popcorn.

There are a lot of flavors of popping corn you can taste. They are 50-50 Chicago Mix, Pecan, Peanut & Cashew, Almond & Macadamia, Chocolate & Nuts, Caramel, Cinnamon Toast, Cheeses, Gourmet White & Kettle Cooked, and also Sour Cream & Onion.

Like another type of snack food, popping corn ha some advantages and disadvantages. Some people say that popping corn is a healthy snack and some others say that it is unhealthy snack to eat.

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