10 Best Popcorn in India 2021 - Buying Guide Reviewed By Chef

There are multiple popcorn flavors available in the market these days—like caramel, salty, cheese, butter, etc. The best thing about these popcorns is that they are the easiest to eat because the only effort you need to put in is opening the box. Most people buy these popcorns while travelling or when binge-watching. 

But because of the use of preservatives to increase the shelf life of these flavoured popcorns, this makes them a bit less preferred type. Though, they come in very fancy packagings like tin cans and attractive packets of different sizes.

Even though ready-made popcorns are available in the market, most people still prefer the ready-to-make type. Because ready-to-make ones are more varied in terms of flavours; also, there is always room for experimentation while preparing them; one can add more spices to these popcorns to make them flavour-rich.

Suppose If a person wants to have chocolate popcorn, they can buy regular flavoured ready-to-make popcorns from the market, prepare those in a pan and later add melted chocolate from the top and the chocolate popcorns are ready to eat.

So this is the kind of heterogeneity these types of popcorns provide. Hence you can make hundreds of different favoured combinations with just 12-14 variants available in the market. Also, it does not take much time for the preparation and is much cheaper than the ready-made ones.

The microwaveable popcorns offer big, fluffy kernels with a satisfying crunch. When it comes to the taste and texture, we all can agree that they taste a lot like movie theater popcorn. They are easily prepared within 2 minutes which is the biggest perk of these popcorns. 

So you can prepare it before watching your favourite sport or series. Also, you can carry it to your office because most of the office cafeterias provide microwaves these days.

For preparing popcorns at home, we can use three types of methods: popcorns can be made on a gas stove using a pan, where one needs to add some edible oil and corn kernels and cook them for around 3-5 minutes. Mostly, health freaks avoid this method because of the use of an excess of oil. 

The second method involves a microwave oven. It is not necessary to add oil with the corn kernels. However, still, it is not the best method to make popcorns at home as one cannot cover the container because of the pressure developed; also, when not covered, the popcorns spread inside the microwave. Hence it becomes cumbersome to collect them and a little unhygienic to eat. 

Lastly, the most preferred and the best way is the usage of popcorn-making machines. In this, one needs to add regular corn kernels, and once the machine gets heated up, the corns are later air popped. And the final step is to collect the popcorns in a container. These popcorns are much fluffier and crispier.

When choosing popcorn, look for kernels that are as fresh as possible and those that can be stored in a way that will help preserve freshness longer. Also, Popcorn can be pretty bland, but lucky for us, as then it’s easy to flavor and jazz it up. Finally, look for basic spices like Italian seasonings, thyme, or different types of cheese, and your popcorn will never be boring again.

Amazing options of savory popcorn are available in the market. I usually prefer butter and cheese popcorns as they are soft and gooey in texture and tastes really good. Other flavour options to choose from are garlic, mushroom, pepper, and more.

Sweet popcorns are a confection made of popcorn coated with sugar, caramel, honey, etc. Sugar syrup is made and heated until it browns and becomes thick. Sweet popcorns are very different in taste and liked by very few people because people like to have their popcorn a bit salty. 

Top-selling sweet popcorns are the caramel ones. I generally prefer to have mixed popcorn, half caramel ones, and half cheese popcorn in the bucket. Believe me, it is a great combination to have.