An equal mix of cheese popcorn and caramel popcorn.
Sounds bizarre, if not nasty, but it’s really, really good.
(I was in Manhattan with some friends Saturday, and when we passed an upscale popcorn store on Fifth Avenue after Spamalot, someone went in and got this. I was skeptical but hungry – and damn, it’s tasty. Plus it urns out you can make a perfectly acceptable version with a couple of bags of Herrs popcorn at a significantly lower price.)
You’re absolutely right! I discovered a similar thing at Christmas when my parents gave us one of those large tins with three different kinds of popcorn in it. It contained: cracker jack-type mixture, white chocolate, jalapeno. I thought it was wonderful to mix 2 or even all three together!
Stoners. Is there anything they can’t do?
This combination is usually referred to as “Chicago Mix.” And it is divine. Perfect balance of salty and sweet.
Well buttered (not nasty over buttered movie popcorn) and peanut m & m’s are fantastic together.
People actually EAT that popcorn that comes in those tins???
I like fresh popped popcorn with regular M&Ms.
We have a local popcorn company that makes incredible popcorn. I’d eat out of their tins anytime. But I wouldn’t buy a tin of the stuff you get at Walmart.
no, it’s movie popcorn and Junior Mints
The “tinned” popcorn has actually come a long way. It’s worth another shot. Also, the parents didn’t give us the HUMONGOUS one. The one we got was about a third of the usual size.
I bought a popcorn concoction called “mud puddles” from the little kid next door. It involved chocolate and it was awesome.
However, these items are not listed on my diet these days. I’ll have to live vicariously through youze guys.
I was going to ask, upon reading the OP, doesn’t everyone do this? Didn’t realize this was a Chicago thing.
New to me, obviously. And frankly I’m a little peeved y’all never bothered to mention this.
Like I said, we had no reason to suspect it wasn’t common. Just like my shock when I discovered “Italian beef” wasn’t a universal concept. 
prepares to take notes Do tell!
(We, of course, have not only hoagies, cheesesteaks, and scrapple, but pork roll.)
Thinly sliced roast beef (sirloin or round is common), simmered in “gravy” (more like a heavily spiced Italian-influenced jus), served on an Italian deli roll. It is usually served “sweet,” “hot,” or “sweet and hot.” “Sweet” refers to griddled green bell peppers. “Hot” refers to giardiniera, a relish made of pickled vegetables such as carrots, cauliflower, celery, and hot peppers. “Sweet and hot” is, naturally, a mix of the two. The beef can be requested “dipped/juicy/wet” (where the roll is dipped into the beef juice before serving) or “dry” (where it’s not.)
You can also order a “combo” at most Italian beef places, which means an Italian beef with an Italian sausage nested inside.
Yummers.
Standard popcorn, from a bag or from the cinema, with Maltesers mixed in. Heaven! HEAVEN!
I’m just waiting for Dorito’s Spicy Chocolate Mole chips to come out. Unless Pringle’s beats them to the Mole Synthetic Flavoring Powder. We should count ourselves lucky, we live in exciting technological food times, the food space race is on…
Now I’m wondering if the real-life version of my favorite Jelly Belly combo (buttered popcorn and licorice) would work. Yum.
notes date of OP of linked thread
Seven and a half months of my life, completely fucking wasted.
:smack:
My Mom and I love this stuff. We randomly stumbled upon Garrett Popcorn on 5th Avenue and 46th Street during a trip to Manhattan. It is delicious.