最古老的爆米花（6700年） 

 2012年研究人员发现秘鲁海岸沿线社会吃膨化零食的时间比以前估计的早约1000年的证据。秘鲁北部考古遗址发现可追溯到3000到6700年前的玉米皮、玉米茎秆、玉米穗轴和玉米穗。玉米穗轴的特点显示，这些遗址的古老居民用几种方法吃玉米，其中包括玉米面和爆米花等

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There are many techniques for popping corn. Commercial large-scale popcorn machines were invented by Charles Cretors in the late 19th century. Many types of small-scale home methods for popping corn also exist, with the most popular in theUnited States being prepackaged.

爆米花的制作方式有很多种。用于大规模商业生产的爆米花机器在19世纪末由Charles Cretors发明。还有很多小型家用的方式也存在，如同在美国最流行的提前装包式的。

Popcorn was first discovered thousands of years ago by the Guatemalans. It is one of the oldest forms of corn: evidence of popcorn from 3600 BCE was found in New Mexico and even earlier evidence dating to perhaps as early as 4700 BCE was found in Peru. Some popcorn has been found in early 1900s to be a purple color.[1][2]

爆米花最早是被 Guatemalans在数千年前发现的。 最古老的爆米花原型之一是在公元前3600年前的新墨西哥城发现的（证据）。再者更早的证据可以追溯到公元前4700年前的秘鲁。还有一些紫色的爆米花于二十世纪开端被发现