# Popping Grain and Antivirii

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-grain-and-antivirii/45623>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 14, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-grain-and-antivirii/45623 "2000-12-14T21:45:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-grain-and-antivirii/45623/1 "2000-12-14T21:45:51Z")

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I was wondering, is corn the only grain you can pop? What quality(s) make something suitable to pop?

Also, are there any reliable stopgap antivirii programs I could use, before I get a better one?

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**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-grain-and-antivirii/45623/2 "2000-12-14T22:13:47Z")

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Amaranth, millet, and quinoa can all be popped, I believe. I don’t know what makes them suitable. I’ve accidentally popped amaranth myself, when I was toasting in. It’s very cute, because the seeds are so tiny. It looks like miniature popcorn.

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**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2000, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popping-grain-and-antivirii/45623/3 "2000-12-15T00:57:08Z")

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I hate to do this, but _SMACK_

Please, I want answers.