Who invented popcorn?

Answer by  lonelywolf (2117)

No one alive today knows which specific person invented popcorn, but it was invented by Native Americans. The first Europeans to colonize the Americas discovered popcorn when the Native tribes showed it too them. Some sources indicate the Natives told the Europeans an angry god lived in the kernel and exploded with anger when his house became too hot.

Answer by  vietnamgirls (1177)

Although no one is really sure, it is believed that popcorn was invented by Native American Indians. It is said they would throw ears of corn into a fire and it would pop. Not only was it used for food, but also making jewelry. Popcorn has been traced to the Incas and Aztecs as early as the the sixteenth century.

Answer by  dog (31)

Popcorn was originally discovered by the Native Americans and began to pick up popularity in the United States in the 1800's.

Answer by  AmberReed (4)

A very small goup of people know the true origins of popcorn. Popcorn as it is known today was invented,or discovered rather, by the Aztecs a coloul bunch fom Mexico.