Good Article on Movie Popcorn

Last time I went I popped my own, put olive oil, garlic herbs, and parmesean cheese in, very good, stuck it in my purse and was good to go,  most places allow you to bring your own food if you have an allergy

article is from gluten free living.com

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of movie theater popcorn. The popcorn

kernels themselves are, of course, gluten

free. The oil and flavoring used to give

them that unique movie taste were also

gluten free in every case we checked.

All Flavacol brand popcorn, oil and

butter flavoring produced by Gold Medal

Products, a major supplier to movie theaters,

is gluten free. Todd Sunderhaus,

flavor technologist for Gold Medal, said

the company’s manufacturing facility is

gluten free and that all ingredients are

checked for allergens. When it comes to

gluten, the company has a zero tolerance

policy, Sunderhaus said.

Gold Medal does sell some products

that contain wheat, including funnel cake

and waffle cone mixes, but they are made

by outside companies and stored in a

separate room in the company’s warehouse.

“All the popcorn is gluten free,” Sunderhaus

said. “There is no issue or question

about that.”

Several major movie theater chains

also confirmed that their popcorn is

gluten free. Regal Cinemas, the largest

movie theater chain in the US, also sells

pop corn with butter topping that is gluten

free, according to marketing manager

Richard Grover. Regal has 552 theaters

in 39 states and Washington, D.C.

The butter topping at all 350 AMC

theaters in 30 states and Washington is

gluten free, according to Sun Dee Larson,

director of external communications.

Likewise, the popcorn in all Cinemark

theaters is gluten free, said James Meredith,

vice president of marketing and communications.

Cinemark has 289 theaters

in 38 states.

If the economy has you planning to

watch more movies at home, you’ll be

happy to know that most microwave popcorn

is gluten free. Read the label to be

sure.

If you really want to save money, you

can buy regular popcorn kernels in a plastic

bag for a fraction of the cost of prepackaged

microwave popcorn.

You can use the kernels to make

homemade microwave popcorn simply

by putting a quarter cup of popcorn and

salt or other seasoning to taste in a plain

brown lunch bag. Add 1 teaspoon of

olive or vegetable oil. Fold the top of the

bag over and staple it twice (No, the staple

will not ignite in the microwave. You

can also fold the top of the bag over

twice and skip the staples.) Gently shake

the bag and lay it down in the micro -

wave. Set the time from two to three

minutes depending on your microwave,

but stay there and remove the popcorn

when there are three to five seconds

between pops.

Some recipes for homemade micro -

wave popcorn omit the oil, which would

cut the fat content, but might also affect

the taste.

You can also make popcorn the oldfashioned

way. Pour just a bit of oil into

the bottom of a pot, add some popcorn

kernels, put the lid on the pot and turn

the heat to medium high. Shake the pan

when it starts popping or the popcorn

will scorch and burn. Stay near the stove.

Turn off the burner when there are three

to five seconds between pops and leave

the top on for a minute or two so the

kernels settle.

If you are feeling a bit nostalgic try

Jiffy Pop—it’s gluten free. This is the

brand that comes complete with oil and

kernels already in an aluminum pan. I

remember my parents making it on the

stove when I was a kid and it seemed like

sheer magic when the popcorn would

bubble up into a big silver ball.It’s hard to resist the smell and taste

Movie theater popcorn is one

of my guilty pleasures. I have

always assumed it is gluten free but

wanted to know for sure. I hope I can

continue to enjoy this treat when I go

to the movies.