On 4/20/2010 2:19 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Apr 20, 12:18 pm, (Karnaugh)
> wrote:
>> Hello everyone!!
>>
>> I'm from Spain.
>> I've a special friend and it's his birthday in some weeks.
>> He is a popcorn lover. A freak popcorn.
>>
>> We have thought a few gifts for him, and one of them, it's the typical
>> popcorns in USA, that we see here in Spain in the films.
>>
>> We have found "Jiffy Pop". But
>> we don't know any brand more.
>> [b:fbd0552869]Could someone tell us which is the best or the most
>> tipycal popcorn in USA??[/b:fbd0552869]
>>
>> For this kind of "item", it's most easy for us buy it in
>> eBay.
>> But if someone knows a web for buying it from Spain-Europe, please
>> tell me!!
>>
>> Thanks in advance for anything!!
>> Regards from Spain!
>>
>> PD: please, excuse my writing wrongs, and if i'm not very polite.
>
> Your English is much better than my Spanish!
>
> I like Act II for the microwave - the real butter flavor one - if
> you're going to have butter flavor, it might as well be the real
> thing. ;-) It's for a microwave. Or were you looking for regular
> popcorn for a real popcorn popper?
>
> If you want real popcorn kernels to pop in a pot on top the stove,
> then there are lots of brands out there, many of them local to a
> certain area here in the U.S. These, you can freeze, so there are
> always fresh kernels to pop.
>
> And, yes, Presto still has a popper - at Amazon.

While one can argue ad nauseum about which is the "best", Orville
Redenbacher is unarguably the best selling brand and so could be
considered to be the "most typical". Some consider it to be the best as
well.

Jiffy Pop is an interesting novelty but I wouldn't recommend it to
anybody except as a curiosity--it's OK if you don't burn it but the thin
pan makes it very easy to burn, especially on a gas burner. Probably
has Orville Redenbacher's popcorn in it these days--they're both owned
by ConAgra.

If Karnaugh is anywhere near Rota and has decent interpersonal skills
she should be able to befriend a sailor who can get her some from the
base commissary. Otherwise I don't really know a good way to get it in
Spain other than ebay or maybe Amazon (note that Amazon USA will ship
many items to the EU--whether popcorn is one I have no idea).