Joe & Seph's Popcorn
Are these the world's weirdest popcorn flavours ever?
Joseph Sopher's love of popcorn began while taking regular trips to the USA, each time returning with flavoured popcorn as gifts for friends and family. Realising there was nothing quite like this in the UK, he wondered if he could make his own flavoured popcorn, but even better. He began by air-popping the corn and coating it in a smooth caramel made from fresh butter rather than what was the standard British way of popping it in an oil and sugar mix.
He then discovered that by using 100% natural ingredients and a unique "flavour-sequencing" process he could lock in flavours so that they flourished on the palate at different intervals as you're eating. He took this further and created a range of exciting flavours, including savoury ones made from real cheese!
After many burnt pans and late night tasting sessions in the family kitchen, along with his wife Jackie and eldest son Adam, he took his popcorn to a food show in 2010 where they sold out in just two days. Shortly after they achieved their first prestigious retail listing and Joe & Seph's Gourmet Popcorn was born. Find out more on their website here and listen again to Adam on the podcast.
