Popcorn

thumbPopcorn he ʻano ʻano ʻano ʻano kulina e hoʻonui a puʻu i ka wā i wela ai. ʻO ka huaʻōlelo e pili ana i ka meaʻai meaʻai i hana ʻia e ka hoʻonui. ʻO ia kekahi o nā meaʻai mua loa, me nā hōʻike o ka popcorn e pili ana i nā makahiki he mau tausani ma ʻAmelika. ʻAi ʻia me ka paʻakai, ka pata, ka ʻono, a i ʻole me nā mea ʻala.

Aia i loko o ka hull ikaika o ka popcorn ka endosperm paakiki a me ka starchy o ka hua me 14-20% o ka wai, a lilo ia i mahu i ka wa e wela ai ka kernel. Ke hoʻomau nei ka paʻi ʻana mai ka mahu a hiki i ka naha ʻana o ka hull, e ʻae ai i ka hoʻonui ikaika ʻana o ka kernel, a hiki i 20 a 50 mau manawa i kona nui mua, a laila maʻalili