“Popcorn is a steamed vegetable”

“Popcorn is a steamed vegetable” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on February 3, 2021. Corn is a vegetable, and corn kernels are heated to make popcorn.
 
However, no one seriously includes popcorn on a list of “steamed vegetables.” The post became popular on Reddit—Showerthoughts, but was removed by moderators. People had commented that the corn kernels are not “steamed.”
 
     
Wikipedia: Popcorn
Popcorn (popped corn, popcorns or pop-corn) is a variety of corn kernel which expands and puffs up when heated; the same names are also used to refer to the foodstuff produced by the expansion.
 
A popcorn kernel’s strong hull contains the seed’s hard, starchy shell endosperm with 14–20% moisture, which turns to steam as the kernel is heated. Pressure from the steam continues to build until the hull ruptures, allowing the kernel to forcefully expand, from 20 to 50 times its original size, and then cool.
     
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Aimee Terra
@outLOUDinside
It’s crazy how I went from thinking “popcorn is basically a vegetable” when I was a kid to “steamed corn is basically the candy of the vegetable world” as an adult.
7:08 PM · Jun 18, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/digitalchris February 3, 2021
Popcorn is a steamed vegetable.
COMMENTS
i3owl4two
Technically it’s fried…
Keeves311
Roasted. It is coated in fat and cooked via radiant heat (oven roasted) or on high heat while constantly stirring in a pot or pan (pan roasted). Frying would imply either partial or complete submersion in hot fat.
pokey1984
Popcorn actually won’t pop if you steam it. Moisture ratios are extremely important when making popcorn. If you steam if, the shell will soften before the internal structure liquefies and you’ll just get… corn, really.
     
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Daily Ideas
@thedailyideas
Popcorn is a steamed vegetable. #Showerthoughts
12:24 AM · Feb 4, 2021·dlvr.it
   
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TheBassPlayer™
@the_bassplayer
Popcorn is a steamed vegetable.
1:18 AM · Feb 4, 2021·Twitter for Android
   
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Mayank Bhatt
@Mayank_Bhatt123
Let me ruin your day: Popcorn is technically a steamed vegetable.
You’re welcome.
7:02 AM · Feb 4, 2021·Twitter Web App
   
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Bryan_Not_Brain
@Bryan_Not_Brain
Billbur…@willlochamy It’s your real life fact of the day. Popcorn is really a steamed vegetable.
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8:36 AM · Feb 4, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
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Mariana Martin
@mawianamawtin
popcorn is just a steamed vegetable…. i said what I said
12:02 PM · Feb 4, 2021·Twitter Web App