Wikipedia says that the earliest archaeological evidence of popcorn is from Mexico around 3600 BC.
Maybe it's an ancient New World delicacy that Merlwyb and her explorers retrieved the recipe for (at the same time as millioncorn for cultivation)?
I don't have any sources that it definitely exists, but we know millioncorn exists, originates from the New World, and has been brought back to Eorzea. We know the culinary equipment needed to make popcorn also exists. So it's possible someone's invented it!
...I'd be curious to see if there is a CUL reference to it though. xD
Maybe it's an ancient New World delicacy that Merlwyb and her explorers retrieved the recipe for (at the same time as millioncorn for cultivation)?
I don't have any sources that it definitely exists, but we know millioncorn exists, originates from the New World, and has been brought back to Eorzea. We know the culinary equipment needed to make popcorn also exists. So it's possible someone's invented it!
...I'd be curious to see if there is a CUL reference to it though. xD