Popcorn is a delicious and healthy snack. A must in our movie or series nights; and a very appetizing snack. As appreciated as they are fluffy, they celebrate their day every January 19. A perfect date to, with the excuse, have a good bowl of popcorn while watching our favorite movie on TV and the cold of the night behind the window. Can you think of a better plan?
This popular snack is a special type of corn. The most popular comes from the Zea Mays Everta plant, a corn plant, of wild origin, which has been cultivated and improved over the years until it has been perfect.
This appetizer comes from pre-Hispanic gastronomy. It has been cultivated in Mexico for more than 9,000 years. When it arrived in the United States, its popularity grew enormously thanks to the popcorn popper, invented in 1885.
From then until today, this snack has accompanied us in all our movie sessions. For this reason, it deserves at least one day on the calendar.
Popcorn Day
This snack with centuries of history has its own day on the calendar, as we saw in our Gastronomic Ephemeris of 2023. Thus, Popcorn Day is celebrated every January 19. And what better way to celebrate it than by preparing some delicious snack.
Although we do not know the creator of this day, nor the reason for this celebration, what we do know is that this day has been celebrated since 1988. And, like most of the gastronomic ephemeris, it took place in the United States.
It is believed that the origin of this celebration may have been related to the Super Bowl. They were one of the most popular snacks at the games. And the Super Bowl is a very important event in the United States, bringing together millions of people.
What we do know is that you surely do not miss this day and celebrate it with a good bowl of popcorn. Just remember to share it with everyone using the hashtags #PopCornDay.
Did you know that…
Candy also has its own date on the calendar? In addition to this day, popcorn is also commemorated every April 7, but this time, sweet popcorn.
Celebrate this day with this great recipe, perfect for those with a sweet tooth: How to make colorful caramel popcorn
Some Curiosities to Celebrate this Day
And we could not spend this day without knowing some curious facts about this snack. For example, did you know that in the United States they prefer them sweet?
- In 1981, the patent for the paper bag to make popcorn in the microwave was approved. An invention to which we will be eternally grateful.
- Americans consume about 17 billion liters of popcorn a year. This amount would be the equivalent of filling the Empire State Building 18 times.
- Popcorn has its own festival: the Marion PopCorn Festival. A festival that takes place in Ohio. But it is not just any festival, it is the largest popcorn festival in the world. It attracts more than 250,000 people every year. It features parades, concerts, and all kinds of entertainment for families. And of course, popcorn, lots of popcorn.
Popcorn Around the World
In many countries, people enjoy a good bowl of popcorn. In addition, this versatile snack allows a multitude of accompaniments and condiments. And, not surprisingly, in each place and each country it is customary to add one type of ingredient or another. Depending on customs, culture, traditions… Therefore, in each place we can find different types of popcorn. Let’s see some of them.
- In India, popcorn is usually accompanied with all kinds of spices, such as curry, turmeric…
- North America: there, popcorn is most popular in its sweet version, either with butter or caramel.
- In Spain, we usually eat them simply with a pinch of salt. Delicious!
- Japan. In the land of the rising sun we can find popcorn with the most original flavors, such as honey, tea or milk.
Are you going to celebrate this event? With this we end this small tribute to this day. If you liked it, remember to leave us your comments, ideas, opinions? We love to read them!
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