One of the companions to watching soccer, "Popcorn," disappears.


On March 5, Amano Jiko, which sells popcorn at "Saitama Stadium 2002", the home of soccer J1 Urawa Reds, announced " Notice of suspension of sales of" Reds Bucket Popcorn "". The reason is "popcorn beans have become difficult to obtain."

Since five years ago, the company has been selling popcorn that uses "mushroom-type" beans that form a round shape when popped, and the taste of each grain is firmly entwined. However, in recent years, it has become difficult to obtain this type of beans, and it seems that the beans vendors are still waiting for arrival.

It seems that he has repeated trial production of "butterfly type" many times since last year to see if he can continue to sell it, but he did not finish it with a satisfactory taste. In particular, coating type flavors such as caramel are said to have a crunchy texture and rich taste unless they are mushroom type.


The company stated in the "Notice" as follows.

"We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the fact that the butterfly type has syrup only on the convex parts and cannot be seasoned with satisfaction, but we deeply apologize for the decision to suspend sales for a while. . "

The company's popcorn is said to have some fans who say, "It must be this rich taste." Of course, sales will be postponed at other venues where the company is open. It is said that they would like to resume sales as soon as the beans arrive, but it is undecided at the moment.

Speaking of popcorn, Garrett Popcorn Shops and Kukuruza Popcorn opened one after another last year, making it a popular store with a continuous line of people. Mushroom type is very popular here as well.

Behind the difficulty in obtaining beans may be the rise in awareness of mushroom types with the advent of popular stores.