Trader Joe’s Is Selling ‘Partially Popped Popcorn’

If anyone can convince us that popcorn that’s not entirely popped is delicious and novel, it’s the fine folks at Trader Joe’s.

Their latest snack addition is exactly that, popcorn that’s not fully popped. Their supplier uses “a proprietary method in which they first steam a special hybrid of so-called ‘mushroom’ kernels (instead of the fluffier, ‘butterfly’ variety enjoyed in theaters), before heating them in canola oil to a state of half popp-ed-ness.”

The finished corn resembles those (accidentally) par-popped kernels found in the bottom of your popcorn bowl. But, unlike those kernels—which can be real jawbreakers—this partially popped snack has a blissful bite that exists somewhere between the extreme crunch of corn nuts and the tender chewiness of fresh, fully- popped corn.

The bag of corn is marinated with butter and sea salt, and is marked to sell for $2.49.

Anyone try this stuff yet?

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