26 of the most bizarre pop­corn flavours – ranked

It’s the sta­ple snack of cin­e­mas across the globe – pop­corn. It’s indis­pens­able in the realm of film cul­ture and movie-going. But now we are no longer restrict­ed to giant buck­ets of the clas­sic sweet or salty com­bo. Our col­lec­tive adven­tur­ous­ness is final­ly being sat­ed. A new breed of pop­corn mixol­o­gists have risen through the cracks with a whole new world of crazy flavours, turn­ing the king of all movie snacks into an art form itself. Feel­ing a lit­tle like Har­ry on his first train-jour­ney to Hog­warts, we’ve been uncov­er­ing the pop­corn equiv­a­lent to Bertie Bott’s Every Flavoured Beans. For your delec­ta­tion, we’ve nar­rowed down the field and rank­ing what we feel to be the 26 most weird and won­der­ful flavours…

Brand: Joe & Seph’s
RRP: £4.00/ 75kg
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LWLies says: Rel­a­tive­ly normal(ish) but, as the say­ing goes, you’re either gonna love or hate this pop­corn which has been slathered in extract of Marmite.

Brand: Pop­cor­nop­o­lis
RRP: $50.49 for 6 cones (225g each)
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LWLies says: Pop­cor­nop­o­lis have jumped on the pump­kin spice band­wag­on to cre­ate this yule­tide-themed com­bo – a must have for adven­tur­ous mil­len­ni­als the world over.

Brand: Brook­lyn Pop­corn
RRP: $22.95 for a gal­lon
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LWLies says: All that toma­toey good­ness… per­haps you can chan­nel your inner kid with this ketchup flavoured corn and pour them all over your chips.

Brand: KuKu­RuZA Gourmet Pop­corn
RPR: $29.00 per gal­lon
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LWLies says: Mixed with real marsh­mal­lows and gra­ham crack­ers, this s’mores flavoured pop­corn cap­tures the camp­fire clas­sic for those not want­i­ng to leave the sanc­tu­ary of their frou-frou urban duplex.

Brand: Jo & Seph’s
RRP: £4.00 per 70g
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LWLies says: Want to impress your Tin­der date at the cin­e­ma? Sweet and salty is so bor­ing, so turn up the romance with white choco­late and straw­ber­ry flavour. But maybe hold off buy­ing a gal­lon bucket…

Brand: But­ter & Scotch, Brook­lyn
RRP: $9.25 per 4oz bag
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LWLies says: For those cold Scot­tish win­ters, mix up some bour­bon and hon­ey to keep you warm. Here’s to But­ter & Scotch popcorn’s take on the clas­sic hot tod­dy, only we’d advise against eat­ing this if you’re devel­op­ing the sniffles.

Brand: Portle­bay Pop­corn
RRP: £9.30 for 8x25g pack­ets
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LWLies says: Portle­bay Pop­corn have come up with an inno­v­a­tive new take on these quin­tes­sen­tial British sweets for some fizzy pop­corn fun.

Brand: KuKu­Ru­Aa Gourmet Pop­corn
RRP: $29.00 per Gal­lon
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LWLies says: On the hunt for the most expen­sive, lux­u­ri­ous pop­corn expe­ri­ence out there? Well, look no fur­ther… Truf­fle Pop­corn has hit the shelves. Even Scar­lett Johans­son has been hand­ing it out in her new­ly opened Paris pop­corn shop.

Brand: Doc Pop­corn
RRP: $22 per Gal­lon
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LWLies says: Ooh la la! Con­tin­u­ing with flavours that have been inspired by the culi­nary cap­i­tal of the world, Doc Pop­corn has devel­oped a french toast flavour for those look­ing for some­thing cin­na­mo­ny and sweet.

Brand: Bio­fu­el Foods
RRP: $3.99 per 3.5oz
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LWLies says: If you’re bored of the same old flat white pick-me-up on the way to work, then look no fur­ther than Bio­fu­el Foods who have pro­duced the most pow­er­ful pop­corn of them all. This caf­feine-infused mix, (which inci­den­tal­ly isn’t cof­fee flavoured but mere­ly ​“sweet”) will keep you buzzing for the rest of the day. Pop­corn for break­fast – let’s start that craze.

Brand: Joe & Steph’s
RRP: £4.00 per 80g
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LWLies says: Is it Christ­mas yet!? Here’s an alter­na­tive treat to leave out for San­ta this year (but don’t for­get the brandy! *hic*).

Brand: Pop­corn Pas­sion
RRP: only ½ gal­lon on ​‘spe­cial order’ gift box avail­able
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LWLies says: Hot damn. It’s spicy taco pop­corn with all the bold, eye-pop­ping flavour of the ubiq­ui­tous Mex­i­can sta­ple. Pop­corn Pas­sion is home to some seri­ous­ly siz­zling flavours. – try their Mar­gari­ta on the Rocks, Teriya­ki or Piz­za Pie flavours.

Brand: KuKu­RuZA Gourmet Pop­corn
RRP: $29.00 per Gal­lon
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LWLies says: For the seri­ous food buffs out there, here’s an under-the-radar duo that, when har­nessed with­in the food medi­um pop­corn, just might rock your world.

Brand: Pub-corn
RRP: £1.99 per 8oz
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LWLies says: A round of this beer flavoured spe­cial­i­ty is per­fect for kick­ing back and watch­ing the game. Should go per­fect­ly with a pint of grog at the local pub. Pop­corn + beer – wel­come the new quin­tes­sen­tial bar snack of the 00s.

DIY recipe: here.
LWLies says: A favourite at Tokyo’s Dis­ney­land, this Japan­ese take on the movie­go­er sta­ple is sure to become a cham­pi­oned flavour (even if it also a bit of a weird combination).

Every­one loves a bit of wine and cheese at din­ner par­ties – what about a love­ly French Bur­gundy mixed with the best-of-British Ched­dar cheese? Seat­tle-based KuKu­RaZu has had the genius of splic­ing the two togeth­er for the more sophis­ti­cat­ed pop­corn nib­bler. It seems this line has been dis­con­tin­ued, so con­sid­er this the holy grail for globe-trot­ting pop­corn connoisseurs

Brand: Jo & Seph’s
RRP: £4.00 per 80g
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LWLies says: Who doesn’t crave an aro­mat­ic cur­ry from time to time? Enjoy a lighter ver­sion with Joe & Seph’s Madras-flavoured delicacy.

Brand: Ker­nel Encore
RRP: $19.50 per gal­lon
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LWLies says: Ker­nel Encore have come up with the per­fect hol­i­day pop­corn flavour (just pip­ping Mince Pie flavour to the post). Bring on the Doc­tor Who Christ­mas spe­cial with this warm­ing take on the clas­sic Yule­tide tip­ple, Eggnog. Each batch is actu­al­ly hand­made with a blend of vanil­la, nut­meg and cin­na­mon. We feel this crazy flavour is one that has the legs to go full-time legit.

Brand: KuKuZaRu Gourmet Pop­corn
RRP: $29.00 per gal­lon
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LWLies says: For those want­i­ng to recre­ate an qui­et after­noon in Hoot­ers, KuKuZaRu’s mix­es Buf­fa­lo Wings with Blue Cheese, adding cayenne pep­per and oth­er spices to give this crazy pop­corn a zesty kick.

Brand: Ker­nel Encore
RRP: $19.50 per gal­lon
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LWLies says: Remem­ber when your mum would tell you to eat your fruit to quash those hunger pangs? Well now you can… with pop­corn… kin­da. Ker­nel Encore also offer a ton of of odd fruity options.

DIY recipe: here.
LWLies says: This recipe from Food Repub­lic offers the per­fect chance to whip up a quin­tes­sen­tial Amer­i­can gas­tro­nom­i­cal expe­ri­ence. Check out this method of fry­ing the ker­nels in beef and bacon fat to give it a meaty infu­sion. You can then add pow­dered forms of, ahem, ​“burg­er fix­ins”, and even top the pop­corn off with your favourite condi­ments. Sounds… delightful.

Brand: Uptown Pop­corn
RRP: prices vary from $4.95 for a ​‘Junior size’
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LWLies says: Don’t be put of by the unnat­u­ral­ly tox­ic blue colour of this exot­ic treat. Uptown Pop­corn offer a range of odd flavours includ­ing cot­ton can­dy, grape and red hot cin­na­mon – but none are as intrigu­ing as blue coconut.

Brand: Cassie’s Gourmet Pop­corn
RRP: $5.00 for a 3 cup reseal­able bag!
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LWLies says: So what is this baked pota­to pop­corn loaded with? The answer is a mega com­bi­na­tion of bacon, chives, sweet onion, tangy sour cream and topped of delec­table spices and herbs.

Brand: Pop­corn Pas­sion
RRP: Only half gal­lon ​‘spe­cial order’ gift box­es avail­able
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LWLies says: There’s some­thing fishy’s going on here… Why don’t you head down to the sea­side and get the ulti­mate sum­mer expe­ri­ence with Pop­corn Passion’s Crab Shack Pop­corn. Yep, that’s right, these creepy ocean crawlers now have their own pop­corn flavour.

Brand: Jo & Seph’s
RRP: £4.00 per 70g
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LWLies says: Cheers to this. For G&T lovers every­where, here’s a fan­cy, alco­hol-free new way to wind down with your favourite drink. Go on, get the kids hooked early!

Brand: Pop­corn Uni­verse
RRP: 3 small cups for $3.25
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LWLies says: After sur­vey­ing some fel­low mem­bers of a preg­nan­cy class, the cou­ple who found­ed Pop­corn Uni­verse dis­cov­ered that the com­bi­na­tion of ice cream and dill pick­le was a fair­ly com­mon crav­ing. With over 260 flavours, Pop­corn Uni­verse will cre­ate your bespoke mix if you have a bun in the oven. Now avail­able at Poparazzi.