Tuesday, February 28, 2017

TIL the melted butter topping served in movie theaters is mostly canola oil with additives mixed in

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For some people, the only reason to see a movie in the theater is to buy that delicious movie theater popcorn and then cover it with that delicious liquid butter flavoring that comes out of a faucet.

For other people, everything about movie theater popcorn is disgusting, especially that liquid butter faucet.

Because these opinions are so strong, and summer blockbuster season is upon us, we asked former movie theater employees on Facebook to share everything you may - or may not - want to know about that butter machine.

" So the type of "Butter" will vary from theater to theater, but it will always be fake butter.

Flavocol is used when cooking the popcorn, not as a topping; it's basically salt with a bunch of other stuff to give the popcorn that movie theater flavor and color.

Depending on how fancy you feel, you can get two basic types: A dispenser with a hand pump will cost around $150; for the wealthier "Butter" connoisseur, an automatic model can be had for only $799. Can a fake scientist teach you how to pump fake butter?


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