Just like the sound of bacon sizzling on a frying pan can be music to the ears, so can the sound of corn popping in the microwave. But why restrict yourself to the done-and-dusted flavours of butter, cheese or caramel? Why not extend the saying ‘variety is the spice of life’ to this popular snack, too?

Andheri-based Chris Kane aka The Singing Home Chef says, for instance, that a wasabi flavour adds an unusual bite to popcorn. “Wasabi is available in the market in a powder form, just like cheese is, and all you have to do is sprinkle it over the popcorn,” she says, adding that  jalapeno cheese is another flavour she recommends. “Melt cheese and chop the  jalapeno really fine or blend it into a paste. Melt butter in a pot and add the cheese and  jalapeno before tossing the mix in your popcorn,” she suggests, while telling us that those with a slightly more adventurous palate can also simply melt blue cheese before adding it to the snack. “Multiply the stench that you get from normal cheese by 10 or 15, and that’s what you get with blue cheese. Some people love it. Others hate it. I belong to the former category,” she tells us.