# My new favorite snack **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 6, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116 "2009-01-06T19:04:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/1 "2009-01-06T19:04:04Z")
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.) ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/2 "2009-01-06T19:13:43Z")
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! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/3 "2009-01-06T19:14:46Z")
Stoners. Is there anything they _can’t_ do? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/4 "2009-01-06T20:18:32Z")
This combination is usually referred to as [“Chicago Mix.”](http://www.madlypopn.com/product/101/19) And it is divine. Perfect balance of salty and sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Gwyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gwyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gwyen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/5 "2009-01-06T20:37:05Z")
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??? ---
**Author:** ![Momofgirls](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/momofgirls/32/21798_2.png) [@Momofgirls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Momofgirls)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/6 "2009-01-06T21:19:43Z")
> [@Gwyen](#): > > 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](http://www.catoctinkettlekorn.com/) 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. ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/7 "2009-01-06T21:41:34Z")
no, it’s movie popcorn and Junior Mints ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/8 "2009-01-06T21:44:39Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/9 "2009-01-06T22:13:52Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/10 "2009-01-06T22:27:30Z")
> [@HelloNinja](#): > > This combination is usually referred to as [“Chicago Mix.”](http://www.madlypopn.com/product/101/19) And it is divine. Perfect balance of salty and sweet. I was going to ask, upon reading the OP, doesn’t everyone do this? Didn’t realize this was a Chicago thing. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/11 "2009-01-06T23:19:02Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/12 "2009-01-06T23:26:53Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > 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. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/13 "2009-01-07T00:22:59Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > 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.) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/14 "2009-01-07T00:36:15Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > **prepares to take notes** Do tell! > > (We, of course, have not only hoagies, cheesesteaks, and scrapple, but pork roll.) [Thinly sliced roast beef](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_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. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/15 "2009-01-07T00:51:39Z")
Standard popcorn, from a bag or from the cinema, with Maltesers mixed in. Heaven! HEAVEN! ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/16 "2009-01-07T01:54:21Z")
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… ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/17 "2009-01-07T16:23:23Z")
Now I’m wondering if the real-life version of my favorite Jelly Belly combo (buttered popcorn and licorice) would work. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/18 "2009-01-07T19:57:38Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > New to me, obviously. And frankly I’m a little peeved y’all never bothered to mention this. [You must not have been paying attention.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=468971) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/19 "2009-01-07T20:58:10Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > [You must not have been paying attention.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=468971) **notes date of OP of linked thread** Seven and a half months of my life, completely fucking wasted. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-favorite-snack/480116/20 "2009-01-07T23:35:13Z")
My Mom and I love this stuff. We randomly stumbled upon [Garrett Popcorn](http://www.garrettpopcorn.com/) on 5th Avenue and 46th Street during a trip to Manhattan. It is delicious.