How to Make Hurricane Popcorn

Tired of simple buttered popcorn? For the most part representing adjustments on and combinations of Hawaii's various cultures, Hawaii's little-known snacks are delicious as well as different. A cheap and delicious snack, hurricane popcorn is the result of the fusion between a "normal" snack (popcorn) and the tastes of Hawaii.

Things You'll Need

• 2-qt. plastic bag
• 1 bag popped popcorn
• 2 tbsp. melted butter
• 1 1/2 cup mochi crunch (fried rice paste)
• 3 tbsp. Nori furikake

Instructions

1. Pour the popcorn into your plastic bag (the clear plastic bags used for candies and sweets work best).

2. Pour the melted butter over the popcorn. You'll want to do this little by little, pouring and then mixing so the butter doesn't accumulate at the top.

3. Close the bag and shake (don't spill!). Recommended method: Twist the top of the bag closed with one hand and with your other hand at the bottom of the bag, twist (as if you were vigorously screwing and unscrewing a bottle cap). Also, keeping air in the bag allows for a better distribution of the butter.

4. Once the butter has spread throughout the bag, carefully open it and add the mochi crunch and furikake. The flakes of furikake will stick so be careful to mix and pour gradually as you did with the butter. Close the bag and shake until well mixed.

5. Enjoy!

Tips & Warnings

• Nori furikake (pro. Norree Foo-ree-ka-kay) and mochi crunch/arare (pro. Mochee Crunch/A-rah-ray): In Hawaii, these Japanese ingredients can be found at almost every drug store and grocery store. On the mainland, the ingredient is mostly restricted to Asian food stores. You can also order these from Hawaii or pick up the ingredients on your next vacation.

• Additional Ingredients: For the snack enthusiast, add Li Hing Mui for a salty sweet flavor. For more traditional additions, throw in a king-sized bag of peanut M&Ms.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish