Editor's note: It's National Popcorn Day! We're celebrating by bringing back this tale, first published in 2014, about the history of the beloved snack. Popcorn is a truly ancient snack.

I had given up on finding Cuitlacoche, a delicacy of the Aztecs that's been virtually untapped this far north. For those who don't know it, Cuitlacoche is corn smut: a mossy gray fungus that grows ...

CC's and Aztec corn chips have been replaced on NZ supermarket shelves by a locally made version of the American brand Doritos. Photos / NZ Herald CC's and Aztec corn chips have been cut from ...