Come to think of it, we really don't eat popcorn on occasions other than going to the cinema. Maybe only at home, and even then only when we settle into the sofa and turn on the television. Why is popcorn such a popular snack when watching movies? Let us tell you a story.
Popcorn and movie theaters did not appear at the same time, the history of this snack goes back to middle of the 19th century, when the streets of the cities were flooded fairs or carnivals. Popcorn was a street snack back then. Cinemas that were showing at the time, of course no silent films, was attended only by highly educated people who could read, so loud popcorn was out of the question.
That changed around the year 1927, when the film won sound. Well, at that time she struck again great depression, when the New York Stock Exchange crashed. As there were more and more people with less and less money, the popcorn vendors moved their stores in front of the entrances a movie theater where you could buy a big bucket of popcorn for a pittance. Over time, the stores moved right to the cinemas and became part of the culture.
And it has remained until today. We just go to the cinema a little less.
