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Do you like eating popcorn?
Yes, I really enjoy it, especially when watching a film. It is light and crunchy, so it's quite addictive once you start. I usually grab a tub whenever I go to the cinema with my friends on a Friday evening.
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How often do you eat popcorn?
Not terribly often, to be honest. I probably only have it once or twice a month, mainly because I associate it exclusively with movie nights. If I'm just sitting at home during the week, I tend to reach for fruit or biscuits instead.
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Do you prefer sweet or savoury popcorn?
I'm definitely in the savoury camp. I find caramel or sweet glazes a bit sickly after a few handfuls, whereas salted popcorn or even cinema kiosk varieties with a bit of paprika or melted butter are much more satisfying to snack on.
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Did you eat popcorn when you were a child?
I did, but it was seen as a special treat rather than an everyday snack. My parents used to buy microwave bags of buttery popcorn for us when we rented videotapes over the weekend, which felt like a massive event back then.
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Do you ever make popcorn at home?
Occasionally, yes. I have a large saucepan that I use to pop raw corn kernels with a splash of sunflower oil. It's surprisingly easy to make, and I like being able to control the amount of salt I sprinkle over the top.
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addictive
difficult to stop eating or doing
in the savoury camp
preferring salty or spicy foods over sweet ones
sickly
excessively sweet and unpleasant in large amounts
cinema kiosk
a small counter in a cinema selling snacks and drinks
special treat
an enjoyable thing that is not experienced very often
kernels
the small, hard seeds of maize or corn
splash of
a small amount of liquid
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