Popcorn was a snack food enjoyed by Humans. It is corn that has been heated up causing the moisture in the kernel to expand (or pop) into a softer editable commodity. Popcorn is commonly enjoyed while watching movies or sports.
History and specifics
In 2151, Phlox enjoyed popcorn at movie night aboard the Enterprise. (ENT episode: "Dear Doctor")
Samuel Cogley included popcorn as part of the ambiance of going to a movie theater. (TOS novel: The Case of the Colonist's Corpse)
William T. Riker served popcorn when he invited Data and Worf to his quarters to watch the action-movie Missing Link 3: Vacation in Armageddon. (TNG novel: Debtors' Planet)
Linus offers popcorn to Philippa Georgiou.
While the crewmembers of the USS Discovery watched the silent film Sherlock Jr. sometime after their arrival to the future, the Saurian ensign Linus offered a box of popcorn to Philippa Georgiou, who took the food after a few seconds of aloof silence. During another movie night that the artificial intelligence Zora organised for members of the crew onboard Discovery, the Denobulan psychiatrist Arbusala ate popcorn from a bag and later offered the snack to Doctor Hugh Culber and his husband, Paul Stamets. (DSC episode: "Forget Me Not"; DSC novel: Somewhere to Belong)
See also
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External links
- Popcorn article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Popcorn article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.