Butter on Popcorn in Cinemas

syklops · 29-07-2008 03:18PM #1

Does anyone know why you can't get butter on popcorn in cinemas anymore? I used to love getting the stuff all of my popcorn. Now I have to bring my own which is a pain in the t1ts.

Why take away this lovely condiment? Could it be that it was starting to cost them too much money? Ideas anyone?

taidghbaby · 29-07-2008 03:21PM

coolock cinema does it!!

SRFC90 · 29-07-2008 03:22PM

so does tallaght

FunkZ · 29-07-2008 03:23PM

****in' hell, I'd never get popcorn without the butter. What's teh point!

Though I haven't gotten cinema popcorn on yonks.

BrokenArrows · 29-07-2008 03:23PM

id say the main reason they dont do it anymore is just that its messy. they dont want to be getting butter all over the place.

joejoem · 29-07-2008 03:23PM

I've asked about this before, its a health issue apparently.

andrewie · 29-07-2008 03:24PM

Still do butter popcorn in Blanch.

Xavi6 · 29-07-2008 03:24PM

UCI is the only place that still does it I think?

LOVE butter on my popcorn. Bleedin delish.

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 29-07-2008 03:25PM

It smells like diarrhea, good riddance.

seamus · 29-07-2008 03:27PM

Butter is a complete pain in the arse to get off a tiled floor.

There were a couple of incidents where someone spilled their buttered popcorn onto the floor after getting it, then a bod comes along, picks up the popcorn, and while he goes off to get the cleaning stuff, someone comes along and falls on their arse.

Most cinemas pretty much stopped doing it at the same time.

It's not really butter they give you anyway, more flavoured oil. And as you know, oil + tile = super slide. It's horribel stuff altogether.

syklops · 29-07-2008 03:29PM

taidghbaby wrote: »

coolock cinema does it!!

Seriously? Cool Ill go there next time.

Thanks!

copeyhagen · 29-07-2008 03:30PM

they dont sell it cuz its meant to be dodgy butter that ****s up your arteries(spelling).
was in coolock last night and had popcorn..with butter of course!!

syklops · 29-07-2008 03:31PM

joejoem wrote: »

I've asked about this before, its a health issue apparently.

A health issue? And asking for a small coke and getting over a litre of it is not a health issue?

Piste · 29-07-2008 03:33PM

How do you bring your OWN butter? Like those little sachets you get in cafés? Popcorn cinema doesn't tend to be hot enough to melt butter anyway so would it not just sit in lumps?

Quazzie · 29-07-2008 03:34PM

syklops wrote: »

A health issue? And asking for a small coke and getting over a litre of it is not a health issue?

ah but thats special "sods-stream" coke

faceman · 29-07-2008 03:37PM

Never liked butter on me popcorn. Greasy fingers!

taidghbaby · 29-07-2008 03:39PM

faceman wrote: »

Never liked butter on me popcorn. Greasy fingers!

that not make it easier......in the cinema :pac:

miju · 29-07-2008 03:40PM

I remember when the Omni cinema in Santry got done up they stopped doing butter. When I asked why the said because of costs.

Suffice to say that simple little cost has lost them even more money as me , my missus nor the sprog have gone to that place in over 2 years and drive the extra bit to Coolock instead.

In case you can't tell I love my butter

dr.bollocko · 29-07-2008 03:43PM

Too right.
It's a load of ****.
What is the point in paying 500 euro for a small car sized chunk of popcorn and the ****ers cant even put butter on it.
Rip off I tells ya.

Adam · 29-07-2008 03:45PM

Most cinemas actually now use a product called Flavacol. This is a powder substance, that's added to the kernels and oil at the start of the cooking process, and adds both a salt and butter taste to the popcorn.

Obviously peoples opinion of the authenticity of the taste is a factor, but that's just how it is.

And yes, butter on the floor = very dangerous, so that's the reason a lot of places don't do it any more.

syklops · 29-07-2008 03:45PM

Piste wrote: »

How do you bring your OWN butter? Like those little sachets you get in cafés? Popcorn cinema doesn't tend to be hot enough to melt butter anyway so would it not just sit in lumps?

I melt it before I go, put it into a plastic bottle and when I sit down, I pour it all over my popcorn. You have to remember to get non-salted popcorn because if it is already salted, you will be dying for thirst afterwards.

Blisterman · 29-07-2008 04:51PM

Bringing your own butter to the cinema...
I don't know whether to consider that ridiculous or ingenius.

marti101 · 29-07-2008 05:02PM

I remember my fella having butter on his popcorn he put it on his trousers and when he stood up it looked like he had pissed himself.

Overheal · 29-07-2008 05:04PM

not only can you still get butter popcorn in the states but Regal Cinemas even have 3 different bottles of shake-on seasonings you can buy for $1.50 :rolleyes:

kraggy · 29-07-2008 05:10PM

Blisterman wrote: »

Bringing your own butter to the cinema...
I don't know whether to consider that ridiculous or ingenius.

Ingenius I'd say.

andrewie · 29-07-2008 05:11PM

marti101 wrote: »

I remember my fella having butter on his popcorn he put it on his trousers and when he stood up it looked like he had pissed himself.

I know someone who this happened to. They have since remembered to put lots of napkins under the bag!

Raoul · 29-07-2008 05:23PM

kraggy wrote: »

Ingenius I'd say.

Quite ingenius.

Was actually having this discussion last night.

Has anyone heard the rumour that it was never actually real butter but.............DUN DUN DUN.......Margarine:eek:!

Peteee · 29-07-2008 05:28PM

Mirror wrote: »

Most cinemas actually now use a product called Flavacol. This is a powder substance, that's added to the kernels and oil at the start of the cooking process, and adds both a salt and butter taste to the popcorn.

Sometimes if your lucky, the cinema staff will have played games while making the popcorn, and have double dosed on this flavacol and doubled up the oil too.

The result is the most delicious stuff known to man, but only in small quantities. I reckon a large popcorn eaten with this stuff added in such quantities would kill a small child!

DavyD_83 · 29-07-2008 05:36PM

Blisterman wrote: »

Bringing your own butter to the cinema...
I don't know whether to consider that ridiculous or ingenius.

Ridiculously ingenius??

Meh, I'm just going with ridiculous myself. I'm not buying this plastic bottle full o melted butter story.

phasers · 29-07-2008 05:50PM

Buttered popcorn is manky anyway, stinks up the cinema too

Munya · 29-07-2008 05:52PM

Omg I miss it so bad, I'm heading to blanch.

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