kettle corn
Sweet-salty popcorn snack
Kettle corn is popcorn cooked in a kettle or large pot with oil, sugar, and salt, producing a sweet-and-salty flavor with a slightly caramelized coating.
It's a common treat at fairs and farmers markets: We grabbed a bag of kettle corn at the county fair.
Breaking with sound
- crispFirm and breakable
- poppedExploded with sound
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- airyLight and well-ventilated
puffy · bite-sized · clusters · kernels · fluffy · delicate · shatteringly · crackling
Traveling amusement attraction
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- county fairRegional harvest celebration
- state fairAnnual agricultural exhibition with rides
vendors · concession stand · food cart · boardwalk · amusement park · street fair · funnel cake · cotton candy
Browned through sugar heating
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- contrastNotable difference between things
addictive · glazed · coating · crystalized · seasoned · dusted · flavored · moreish
crunchy
Breaking with sound
airy · puffy · bite-sized · clusters · kernels · fluffy · delicate · shatteringly · crackling · toasted
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- midwayEquidistant from both ends
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- county fairRegional harvest celebration
state fair · vendors · concession stand · food cart · boardwalk · amusement park · street fair · funnel cake · cotton candy · rides
caramelized
Browned through sugar heating
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
contrast · addictive · glazed · coating · crystalized · seasoned · dusted · flavored · moreish · irresistible
stovetop
Burner platform for cooking
popping · batch · homemade · artisan · handcrafted · fresh · hot · sizzling · timing · lid
munchies
Snacks or craving them
- treatSomething pleasantly special
- movie nightPlanned viewing gathering
- snackingEating small portions casually
finger food · nibbles · shareable · bagged · gourmet · portion · handful · bowl · party · binge-worthy
- cornhominy, husk, masa, grits, polenta
- carnivalparade, costume, float, ferris wheel, roller coaster
- corn snackstortilla chips, Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos, Cheetos
- fair foodfunnel cake, cotton candy, turkey leg, elephant ear, caramel apple
- fairgroundsfairground, ferris wheel, carousel, cotton candy, funnel cake
- popcorn
kettle cornpotato chips
Thin fried tuber slices
cheese puffs · tortilla chips · beef jerky · salted nuts · salted peanuts
corn, kettle, popcorn, kettles, cornfield, cornmeal, sweet corn, cornstarch, corning