# Popcorn Toppings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543 "2007-07-28T23:41:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/41 "2007-07-30T15:28:30Z")
[QUOTE=Lute Skywatcher] [I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Spray](http://www.tasteyoulove.com/product_detail.asp?pid=5) [/QUOTE] Ewww.. No industrial lubricants, thanks! /s It’s gotta be butter. Healthier, too. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/42 "2007-07-30T19:17:25Z")
[QUOTE=Lute Skywatcher] [I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Spray](http://www.tasteyoulove.com/product_detail.asp?pid=5) [/QUOTE] I’ve GOT that spray can !! However, I’ve never seen " I Can’t Believe It’s Light Soy Sauce ! Spray " ---
**Author:** ![smhanse751](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@smhanse751](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smhanse751)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/43 "2007-07-30T21:47:16Z")
A friend of mine loves hot sauce on his popcorn ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/44 "2007-07-30T22:56:26Z")
Morton’s Hot Salt Jr. Mints (toss some in the still-hot bag and shake well) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/45 "2007-07-30T23:08:15Z")
Anyone ever try “Pica” powder? It’s a Mexican condiment - some sort of lime / chili powder mix. I like it, but I like anything over-the-top. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/46 "2007-07-30T23:30:49Z")
[QUOTE=beowulff] Anyone ever try “Pica” powder? It’s a Mexican condiment - some sort of lime / chili powder mix. I like it, but I like anything over-the-top. [/QUOTE] I put something like it, called “Twang” in plain V8. (The stuff is made for Margarita’s and Bloody Marys, I’m sure.) It’s Chile Lime salt, with some lemon as well. It’s good, bet it’d taste well on popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/47 "2007-07-30T23:39:35Z")
I have been known to drizzle butter on my popcorn, then shake the dry cheese packet from a cheap box of macaroni and cheese over the top. :o Amazingly good and amazingly cheap. As they say it cookbooks, reserve the macaroni for another use. ---
**Author:** ![HardlySanguine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/48 "2007-08-02T04:30:18Z")
> [@sunstone](#): > > The best part is that you can add whatever you want, and it still tastes great! OK. Last night I tried an experiment. I was going to make it fairly simple, but, I didn’t have any garlic powder so I was forced to improvise. I did have some garlic flakes so I whipped out the old mortar n’ pestle. I was doing all this work, though, just for some garlic so I decide peanuts would be a nice addition. Into the mortar goes a small handful. I also decided I’ve had butter with enough batches, so instead I used olive oil. All in all I added: Garlic, cayenne pepper, salt, ground pepper, olive oil, peanuts and turmeric. Yum! Not. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/49 "2007-08-02T10:30:42Z")
We use the “practically no fat” microwave popcorn, then drizzle an infused olive oil over it and mix well. Both truffle oil and garlic oil have been winners. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/50 "2007-08-02T15:32:40Z")
[QUOTE=smhanse751] A friend of mine loves hot sauce on his popcorn [/QUOTE] Hot sauce supposedly helps popped corn keep longer. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/51 "2007-08-02T17:23:07Z")
[QUOTE=Lute Skywatcher] Hot sauce supposedly helps popped corn keep longer. [/QUOTE] That’s funny, cause at my place putting hot sauce on popcorn makes it last all of five minutes. 😃 ---
**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:** [August 2, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/52 "2007-08-02T18:13:54Z")
I fell like I’ve stumbled onto the **High Times** forum. I like the salt & vinegar stuff they have at the theatre. Gives me stomach pains, but gosh it’s tasty. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/53 "2007-08-02T19:53:16Z")
When I worked at a movie theater, a patron once squirted mustard over his popcorn. We were skeptical of this at first, but it turned out to be damn tasty. Mustard helps the parmesan cheese stick to the popcorn better too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![iluvurmom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iluvurmom/32/7276_2.png) [@iluvurmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iluvurmom)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543/54 "2007-08-02T19:54:49Z")
I’m a fan of original popcorn with a little butter and salt. But has anyone tried Old Bay sprinkled on theirs?? So good! I highly recommend. It definitely spices it up a bit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-toppings/413543.md?page=2)