Popcorn

Article: Chili Caramel Popcorn

Cooking is like magic. I’m not referring to the Master Magicians of Gastronomy like Blumenthal, Adria or Achatz, but more of the simpler use of magic in cooking. Specifically taking an inedible object and if by magic making it utterly divine and moorish. Quince when cooked turns from a hard and bitter fruit into a fragrant silky puree. Animal bones when simmered produce an elixir that has amazing mouth feel! The first magical products that fascinated me at a child was Popcorn. The magic trick goes like this.- start off with a hard golden nugget that are impossible to eat. Then apply some heat. PRESTO! POP! BANG! Fluffy puffed bites of creamy goodness appears. If you are a seasoned popcorn magician there will be no smoke or...