I wonder if the configuration space of all genomes contains a version of rice that is popcorn.

[slothrop@chaos.social]

@mcc (not talking about Chinese / Asian rice cakes made from rice flour here, of course)

[lritter@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@dysfun @mcc "is this [PACKING MATERIAL]?"

[bob_zim@infosec.exchange]

@slothrop @mcc There are two major ways to make the crispy kind, and both are doable at home. You can steam the rice (e.g, in a pressure cooker) then bake it until it pops, or you can cook the rice as if you were going to eat it, dry it out, then deep-fry it.

Both methods are a lot of time and effort for a relatively small result, but it’s possible.

The higher-pressure-than-you-can-get-at-home method is for a softer, spongier type.

[elomatreb@chaos.social]

@operand @mcc doesn't "The Detonator" sound like something you want to use in your kitchen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detonator_Popcorn_Popper.jpg

[vivtek@indieweb.social]

@mcc "You're in a balloon."

[double_a_runi@mastodon.edufor.me]

@mcc I dont think you can (easily anyway) puff rice at home. On the other hand, bags of unflavoured puffed rice should be readily available at Indian stores (and maybe other Asian stores) near you.

We use it as in ingredient in a bunch of snacks.

[gingerbread_vanilla@burnthis.town]

@mcc as a kid i always imagined they dehydrated the rice for that, so I'm surprised to see other people here agreeing that it's probably puffed rice... interesting

[oscherler@tooting.ch]

@mcc In Korean TV shows, they use some sort of canon. It makes a big BOOM and instantly puffs a big portion of rice that they catch in a net. Doesn’t seem like something you’d do at home.

[msbellows@c.im]

@elomatreb @operand @mcc #TIL that popcorn cannons exist AND that they're how puffed rice is made, and now my life is just a smidge better!
"[T]he earliest form of popcorn cannon was invented by American botanist Alexander P. Anderson. Anderson experimented with heating corn starch using glass in 1901 and subsequently developed a device capable of puffing grain, which was then revealed by Anderson at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. Anderson used the invention to puff rice, which the Quaker Oats Company eventually bought to make puffed rice as breakfast cereal."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_maker

[mega@chaos.social]

@mcc in 🇦🇷 puffed rice is pretty common as a sweet, along with tutuca (another puffed corn)

[mega@chaos.social]

@mcc it may be useful to search for it in other languages. It looks like it is not as common in english-speaking countries

[msbellows@c.im]

@elomatreb @operand @mcc Looks perfectly safe* to me!!!!

*dangerous a.f.
https://youtu.be/Pe8-zWZXPVE?si=MyYVfvjl8-9ApMD7

[3psboyd@mastodon.social]

@mcc I went on a wikipedia journey and it seems like they jam some moisture into the kernals with steam treatment and then give it the popcorn treatment. Interesting.

[st3v3n2@mastodon.social]

@mcc Now they wouldn't want everyone to know the process, otherwise they have no product to sell. lol Given your level of intelligence, I wouldn't at all bet against you finding out.