Your Homemade Movie Theater Popcorn Is Missing This Ingredient

Avocado_studio/Shutterstock Loaded with fiber and surprisingly low in calories, popcorn is the ultimate comfort snack, whether you’re settling in for an episode of your favorite show at home or heading to the movie theater. Light, salty, and irresistibly crisp and crunchy, it’s the kind of treat that keeps you reaching for more, no matter how hard you try to stop. Yet somehow, no matter how much you spend on the hands-down best microwave popcorn brands on the store shelves, or how many tricks you try out to nail the taste at home, … Read more

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Here’s Why Popcorn Tastes So Much Better At The Movie Theater

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Does popcorn taste better at the movies because you’re eating it out of a limited-edition “Wicked” themed bucket? Maybe. Or is it because you’ve just dropped $20 on snacks and are determined to enjoy every last kernel? Also possible. But there is a real reason why movie theater popcorn tastes so much better than the home-popped version, and it has to do with science, sneaky ingredients, and a little culinary magic. At the heart of this popcorn sorcery is … Read more

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