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Why Do We Eat Popcorn at the Movies?

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Re: Why Do We Eat Popcorn at the Movies?

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> Popcorn, it seems, was the original clandestine movie snack.

Haha. I have a big coat with inner bags where I can fit two 1.5 lt sodas, I always sneak snacks when going with my friends, since, at least in my country, every snack is ridiculously overpriced (around 5 to 10 times the original price).

Re: Why Do We Eat Popcorn at the Movies?

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I've never eaten popcorn at the movies, and have long thought popcorn smelled disgusting. I wasn't pleased when that American tradition was imported into Ireland when I was a kid.

Popcorn by itself actually smells good - it's just fried corn. It's the ridiculous amount of butter Americans put into it in movie theaters that makes it smell terrible.

Re: Why Do We Eat Popcorn at the Movies?

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I've never eaten popcorn at the movies, and have long thought popcorn smelled disgusting. I wasn't pleased when that American tradition was imported into Ireland when I was a kid.

Popcorn by itself actually smells good - it's just fried corn. It's the ridiculous amount of butter Americans put into it in movie theaters that makes it smell terrible.

It's usually even butter flavored oil. I agree that butter flavor tastes something like butter, I don't think it is the same. Pretzels with butter flavor are similarly awful.

Re: Why Do We Eat Popcorn at the Movies?

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> Popcorn wasn’t widely eaten in homes, mostly due to how difficult it was to make: consumers needed a popper, oil, butter, salt...

That's wrong, it's insanely easy to make. You don't need a "popper", just a pot with a lid. Any pot. And what kitchen doesn't have oil, butter and salt around?

But since TV wasn't around yet, what were you going to eat it to? ;)

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