| For most people popcorn is just a treasured | | | | mentioned, though, its main growing grounds are |
| snack, but perhaps while chomping down some of | | | | in the United States. However, it can be found |
| this tasty treat you have wondered where it | | | | anywhere that corn can be grown. |
| came from. There is no doubt that popcorn is | | | | In early America the colonists used popcorn as a |
| truly an American snack, but did it come from | | | | breakfast food. They would use sweetened milk |
| America originally? | | | | poured over it as a breakfast cereal. |
| Who invented popcorn is perhaps one of the | | | | It was very popular in the United States during |
| biggest popcorn questions. The answer, as you will | | | | the Great Depression. Sweet treats and most |
| see, is not so easy to figure out. What you are | | | | treats, actually, were at a minimum due to |
| going to learn, though, is the best possible answer | | | | rationing. Popcorn, however, was still widely |
| that is out there. | | | | available and was the snack of choice. |
| Read on to learn a bit more about how popcorn | | | | Popcorn is still very popular. It has been used in |
| has come through time to be the gourmet snack | | | | many different situations from street vendors to |
| we enjoy so much today. | | | | movie theaters to ball parks. |
| Various Theories | | | | With the invention of the microwave and the |
| The simple answer to who invented popcorn | | | | introduction of microwave popcorn, this snack |
| seems to be the Native American Indians. What | | | | saw a surge in popularity once again. People began |
| exact tribe and where exactly the location was is | | | | eating popcorn at home more than ever before. |
| not very clear. | | | | Popcorn Today |
| Native American Indians were thought to have | | | | Today popcorn stays with the times and |
| discovered popcorn by throwing whole ears of | | | | continues to be a favorite snack due to the |
| corn on the fire and it then popping. They would | | | | introduction of gourmet popcorn. The many flavor |
| eat it as a snack and also use it for decoration | | | | combinations has made popcorn one of the most |
| and jewelry. | | | | versatile snacks on the market. |
| The oldest ear of popcorn found was in New | | | | Gourmet flavors can make popcorn a sweet |
| Mexico in a bat cave. This ear of corn was dated | | | | chocolate treat, a spicy snack or a simple delight |
| to be 4,000 years old. | | | | with culinary undertones of rosemary and sage. |
| Aztecs used popcorn in Mexico in 1519 as food | | | | Almost any flavor you can imagine has been put |
| and décor. | | | | together with popcorn. |
| Peruvian Indians used popcorn in the 16th century. | | | | Popcorn has come a long way since its beginnings |
| However, popcorn was and is most popular in | | | | on the fire. It is no longer just a nice snack. It fills |
| America where it is still mainly grown in the Mid | | | | the need for many snackers from dieters to |
| Western states. | | | | gourmet enthusiast. Today's popcorn is anything |
| Popcorn Through Time | | | | but boring and ordinary. |
| Popcorn can be found all over the world. As | | | | |