Meet Garrett Popocorn, Oprah's favorite popcorn

All good! I know that saying that a store sells people’s favorite popcorn Oprah Winfrey It doesn’t mean much to us Brazilians. But Garrett Popcorn, which is also known for being the American superstar’s favorite, is much more than that. And that’s what you’ll discover in this post!

Based in Chicago, Garrett Popcorn can also be found in 9 other stores in the city, in addition to New York and Las Vegas. Outside of America, popcorn is also available in Kuwait, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

Garrett Popcorn’s secret

In addition to the different flavors, they say that Garrett’s weapon of success lies in a secret family recipe and the fact that each batch is made by hand, giving, according to them, “an irresistible sensation”.

Flavors and prices

One of the most famous flavors is “The Mix Chicago”a mix of traditional CaramelCrisp and CheeseCorn. The other flavors range from buttery to caramel with nuts and other ingredients. In addition to special flavors that appear throughout the year. There are many different tastes that must be tried. Prices vary depending on the flavor, but cost, on average, from US$4 (small) to US$15 (large). If you want the special cans, be prepared to spend 29 to 60 dollars.

Stores

I went to two Garrett stores, one on Magnifecent Milean upscale area of ​​Chicago, and another in Navy Pier. I tried the more traditional flavor, which came with a lot of popcorn, by the way. I found it to have a very different taste than what we are used to, but I didn’t find it anything that exceptional. The store isn’t the most interesting either, but it’s worth a visit. Firstly because we can try popcorn flavors that we never thought about eating and secondly because we need to understand what is really in this popcorn that makes it so famous and special. It is so well known and popular that it is not uncommon to have queues at the door.

Fama

And when I talk about “famous”… Recently, Michelle Obamafirst lady of the United States, said in an interview with USA Today that among the things he misses most about Chicago is “being able to eat Garrett Popcorn and deep-dish-pizza“.

An interesting fact is that after Oprah listed the store as one of her favorite things, Garrett Popcorn saw its sales rise by more than 100% and had to increase popcorn production from 8 hours a day to 24 hours.

For complete address information, go to site oficial da Garret Popcorn.

Adolfo Nomelini

Journalist graduated from PUC-SP and postgraduate in Communication in Digital Media, he is passionate about music, coxinha, television, his glasses and the internet. He has worked with online content for more than 15 years and spends much of his time “throwing his body out into the world, walking everywhere and, according to the natural law of encounters, leaving and receiving something.”