Is there any other type of corn or maize that will puff up like popcorn ?!
Is there any other type of corn or maize that will puff up like popcorn ?
Answers:
Even plain ol' field corn - the type that's ground up for cornmeal or fed to livestock - puffs up if it's heated. It doesn't "pop", but it does get a bit puffier. It's sold as a snack food under the brand name "Corn Nuts".
The book 1491, a history of South America, mentioned an obscure type of grain that natives served popped like popcorn. Quinoa or amuranth maybe? I can't remember.
Popping corn will.
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