Bayou Kettle Corn

01/12/2015

Locally owned and operated!

01/05/2015

Bayou Kettle Corn

Bayou Kettle Corn is a sweet-and-salty variety of popcorn that is typically mixed or seasoned with a light-colored refined sugar, salt, and oil.

12/29/2014

Bayou Kettle Corn - "don't eat iy Bayou-self"

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12/10/2014

Can you smell that Bayou Kettle Corn??

12/04/2014

Bayou Kettle Corn - Owned and Operated right here in Acadiana!!

11/27/2014

Happy Thanksgiving from us at Bayou Kettle Corn

11/24/2014

Kettle Corn & Popcorn Trivia:
Popcorn pops because the heart of the kernel is moist and pulpy and is surrounded by a hard shell. When heated, the moisture in the heart expands until it “pops.”
Popcorn was discovered by the Native Americans. One of the first things Columbus saw in San Salvador was Indians selling popcorn and wearing it as jewelry.
Archaeologists found popcorn in a bat cave in New Mexico that was 5,000 years old!
1,000 year old popcorn kernels were found in Peru that would still pop!
Native Americans used to popcorn by holding an ear of corn on a stick over an open fire.
The Iroquois Tribe indulged in popcorn soup.
The Colonists were so in love with popcorn, they ate it for breakfast with cream
and sugar, thus the original “Corn Pops.”

11/21/2014

What Makes Popcorn Pop?

Popcorn's pops because small amounts of water is stored in a circle of soft starch inside the hard outer casing. When heated, the water expands, creating pressure within, until the casing gives way and the kernels explode. The water escapes as steam, turning the kernels inside out.

11/20/2014

Where Popcorn comes from

Popcorn is a whole grain maize product. It's grown in the corn belt states of the U.S., where most of the popcorn grown is sold worldwide. It resembles corn-on-the-cob but only popcorn kernels will pop.

Popcorn can be ear-harvested, where the whole ear of corn is cut and stored for eight to 12 months, until the moisture levels in the kernels reach optimum levels. The kernels are then stripped from the cobs and graded to eliminate the ones which are too small to pop efficiently.

Popcorn can be harvested by the combine method where corn cobs are picked and shelled simultaneously. The kernels are dried with hot forced air, packed and distributed for sale.

11/18/2014

Popcorn Today...

Americans consume 54 quarts per man, woman and child each year. Approximately 70 percent of that is purchased at retail stores in both raw and popped form, and eaten at home.

The remainder pops up almost any place associated with fun, food and fitness -- movie theaters, sporting events, entertainment arenas, amusement parks, and other recreational centers. Kids love popcorn because it tastes good and adults favor popcorn for its nutritional value.

11/17/2014

History Facts

The Arawak and Carib Indians were using popcorn for decorations and food in the West Indies in 1492.

The Aztecs in Mexico adorned in popcorn necklaces and ceremonial headdresses in 1519.

The French explorers in the Great Lakes region watched Iroquois popping corn in pottery crocks with heated sand.

Excavators of the Bat Cave of West Central New Mexico discovered popcorn ears nearly 5,600 years old, according to radio-carbon tests. An 80,000 year old fossil pollen found 200 feet below Mexico City has been identified as corn pollen. In tombs on the east coast of Peru, researchers uncovered 1,000 year old grains of popcorn so well preserved they still pop.

Pottery popcorn poppers dating back to pre-Inca cultures in Peru; an old (300 A.D.) funeral urn in Mexico depicting a Maize god with a popcorn decorated headdress.

Research has proven that the ancestors of most Native American tribes enjoyed popcorn even before the birth of Christ. Some things never change.

11/15/2014

Reasons to pamper oneself with Kettle Corn:

Kettle Corn contains fiber, providing roughage the body needs in the daily diet.
Kettle Corn has no artificial additives or preservatives.
Kettle Corn contains energy-producing carbohydrates
Kettle Corn is ideal for between meals snacking since it satisfies, and doesn’t spoil an appetite.
Kettle Corn inspires creativity. While there’s no doubt the indulgence is pleasing to any palate, this slightly sweet bite can be enjoyed with other spices, seasonings, and snack items.