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As a party planner (and partygoer), I’m constantly on the lookout for unique thank-you gifts, and often end up with some kind of edible, because really… who doesn’t love receiving something yummy?  Hence the gift-giving perfection of the super chic & all organic creations by 479° Popcorn, a San Francisco based company that makes the most exotic-flavored popcorn by hand.

Ginger Sesame Caramel Popcorn

479° takes its name from the optimal temperature for popping corn, and reflects the founder’s obsession with popcorn perfection (who, by the way, is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef.)  In eight incredible flavors ranging from Black Curry & White Cheddar to Vietnamese Cinnamon Sugar, these gorgeously-wrapped puffs are shipped the day they’re popped.

The Globetrotter Collection

A few facts I learned from 479° Popcorn that I found just fascinating:

• Popcorn has been known to pop 3 feet in the air.
• In 1948, a team of archeologists discovered a 4,000 year-old cob of popcorn in a cave in New Mexico. It still popped.
• A popped kernel of corn is known as a flake. Flakes that look like protruding wings are called “butterfly” while ball-shaped flakes are called “mushroom.”
• Native Americans pounded popcorn into cornmeal and ate it as a confection. They also made popcorn beer and popcorn soup.

479 Popcorn, 888 479 YUMM (9866).