I was popping some corn the other day and it made me wonder how someone figured out that dry hard corn could make popcorn!
2006-11-19 23:55:53 · 14 answers · asked by Cynical_Si 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
According to legend, Popanipacetl. He was a lowly slave who was due to be sacrificed to the sun god by the ancient Aztecs. Unfairly, he was also forced to carry the corn for the sacrfice, as well as being a sacrifice himself. In his panic, he dropped a head of corn (or maize) into the fire. Some of the corn popped straight back out again, and his tribe thought this was magic and that he would be spared by the gods if thrown into the fire.
He wasn't, unfortunately, so his glory was short-lived. Popcorn is still called popanipacetl by some people in Central America.
2006-11-20 00:07:00 · answer #1 · answered by nev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maya invented first the popcorn unintentionally. They first made corn flour for bread and thought how would it be if they wouldn`t make it like a dust. It was the accident that made the popcorn you now hold in your hands at movies! :P
2006-11-19 23:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by the_underdog_show 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Native Americans
2006-11-19 23:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Indians, im not sure what tribe, worshiped corn they called it "maize" They literaly worshiped corn. In ceromonyes they would throgh corn in a fire as an ofering to the Gods. It poped and then there was pop-corn.
2006-11-20 00:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by Sam P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reckon it was some little American Indian kid who chucked some corn into the fire and when he worked out it made that noise, he did it to scare all his friend. One of his younger friends put it into his mouth after it popped and then they all wanted to eat it.
OK I did just make it up but its better than the microwave story above from JJ. That one was just dumb!! :o)
2006-11-20 00:07:33 · answer #5 · answered by Supersammy :o) 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Native Americans knew how to do it. I imagine anyone who lived in areas where corn grew natively figured it out...
Take fire, add dry corn... whoah!
2006-11-19 23:58:26 · answer #6 · answered by mr_mumbles_nyc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe they were trying to warm corn up in the microwave and it popped into popcorn. Lol! ( i just made this up)
2006-11-20 00:00:57 · answer #7 · answered by {Jane™} 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Native Americans, many thousands of years ago.
Get into wikipedia - it rules.
2006-11-20 00:04:12 · answer #8 · answered by johninmelb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, Colonial Era sometime, maybe the Native Americans?
2006-11-19 23:58:17 · answer #9 · answered by marie1257 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orville Redenbacher looked pretty old, maybe it was him.
2006-11-20 00:15:15 · answer #10 · answered by Momma Jo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋