Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Chapter 476-???)

502 - Bear-san, Makes Popcorn

Now then, can I do it?

I looked at the dried corn. What I have now is corn from the island of Targui. The corn was hard and dry to the touch.

Well, I’ll be lucky if I can make popcorn out of these, as I pondered while making preparations.

I prepared a frying pan, started a fire, added oil, and added dried corn kernels. At first, I used only a small amount of corn kernels, as this was an experiment.

I lightly rolled the corn kernels in the pan.

This should hopefully explode and produce popcorn.

Now, all we have to do is wait.

I looked at the corn kernels on the frying pan and noticed something.

……Oops, no time to look. I almost forgot to put the lid on. I put the lid on the pan in a hurry. If I hadn’t put the lid on, I would have been in trouble. The moment the popcorn was ready, it popped. If I didn’t put the lid on, it would have definitely popped out of the pan.

But it’s a shame that the lid made it impossible to see the popping moment.

Would that work if I build an enclosure to keep them from popping out, as I’ve seen in food stalls back on earth?

I heard a “pop!” in the pan as I thought about this. When one pops, another pop, and another, and another. “Pop!” It kept going on and on.

Oh, the popcorn seems to be done successfully.

I held back from opening the lid to check it out. Obviously, opening the lid too early will cause unnecessary problems.

I waited for the popping to stop as I rocked the frying pan to stir the inside.

After a while, the popping stops

Is it ready?

I slowly opened the lid and peeked through the crevice.

Oh, it’s done.

It wasn’t grains, but white popcorn!

I opened the lid and sprinkled some salt.

When the popcorn was salted, I turned off the heat and placed it on a plate.

Now then, how does it taste?

I grabbed the popcorn with my bear puppet and put it in my mouth.

“Hot!”

I didn’t realize how hot the popcorn was when I grabbed it because of the bear puppet, but the popcorn was piping hot because it had just been made.

But the popcorn in my mouth was the popcorn I knew so well.

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I put it in my mouth carefully this time. Yes, it tastes nostalgic. After potato chips, I now have more snacks.

Now if only there was ice-cold Cola and a TV, it would have been perfect. I could have spent an elegant day watching anime. It’s a shame, though, because at least a manga or novel would have brought me back to my hikikomori days.

But I’m glad it turned out well. I threw popcorn in my mouth.

I think I could also make curry and cheese flavors, not just salt. And since I have soy sauce, maybe a soy butter flavor would be nice. I pondered over my snack pack.

I still have some corn kernels left, so I might make some.

Thinking so, I decided to summon Fina as a taste tester.