Popcorn dips?

[im_nomad]

I am either a freak of nature.... or there are like minded individuals on this board..lets see !

Popcorn is a guilty pleasure for me....i love the stuff, as long as it's not the fat free packing material stuff that comes in micro boxes sometimes...hence it being a guilty pleasure. It is also one of the reasons to go to a movie. It is a treat for me these days, but i have managed to tone it down enough to make it a frequent manageable treat on my diet. I seriously could live off this stuff if i had to.

Anyway.. lately....when i've had it, i have it with dips. Not butter dips....but often a mixture of mayo and hot sauce or what not, i think i've also had it with con queso. Tonight was a treat night, and i popped it with a little sesame oil, which gives me more taste for a much smaller quantity....and the "dip" was a mixture of a small amount of light mayo, soy sauce....and of course, sriracha.

Does anyone else do this? and if so, what do you use for dip?

[LisaN]

I use the following
hot sauce,
ketchup,
tabasco ketchup
butter and hot sauce mixed
curry ketchup

[im_nomad]

I made some last night and dipped it into some leftover jarred korma sauce i had in the fridge.....i'm beginning to think i have a problem, lol.

[danhole]

I'm curious about this dip idea. Do you pour the dip over the popcorn, like you would do a butter mix, or do you dip the popcorn into the dip like potato chips?

[im_nomad]

i dip the popcorn into the dip. I have been known to mix cheese into my popcorn though, and melt it, or shake hot sauce over the whole works.

[danhole]

Cheese in popcorn . . . gotta try that! I have sprinkled parm cheese in there, but to melt it. WOW! Melt first or after the fact? You are my popcorn guru!

[im_nomad]

the taco cheese blends in the bag (the kind with jalapeno jack, and some seasonings in the mix) are great because they are a thin shred....toss them in with already made popcorn and micro til melts. But regular cheddar shreds works good too !

it's like the savory version of popcorn balls. bliss.

[the5thbeatle]

Though it's not a dip, chocolate: either real that's melted in the microwave, or that "magic shell" stuff that you drizzle on ice cream, is very nice when drizzled over popcorn.
Lay out the popcorn on a cookie sheet, and after drizzling put the whole cookie sheet in the fridge for a few minutes so the chocolate can harden up.
Yummm!

[danhole]

Magic Shell & popcorn! Oh, yes!

[RicRios]

Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale.
If you can afford it, go with gold label (50+ years old, usu. components dating back 100 years).
If you're on a budget, get the silver label (25+ ). Worst case scenario, the red (12+ )
Please do not confuse with the cheapo cooked varieties available all over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsamic...

[im_nomad]

interesting..wouldn't have thought of balsamic with popcorn...perhaps i will try it (when i can afford it !)

[torty]

I like a trio of wasabi paste, sweet hot mustard, and Sriracha- separate, NOT mixed together