TikTok's Favorite Secret Ingredient For Seasoning Popcorn

Slather your popcorn with butter or don't, if you aren't laying the seasoning onto this savory snack, you're missing out. However, while commercial popcorn seasonings like Kernel Season's nacho cheese and garlic Parmesan shakers will ensure your cinema staple tastes outstanding, many popcorn enthusiasts like to take to the pantry to add some flavor to their favorite treat. And sure, throwing chili powder or black pepper on your kernels will turn them into a red-carpet-worthy eat. But neither of those classic popcorn-seasoning combos is TikTok's favorite. 

In the TikTok that started it all, OP begins by revealing his recipe for a popcorn dish he deemed delectable enough to eat for dinner — a move which also immediately proved his dedication to the art of eating popcorn. According to the TikTok user, he popped his kernels with black pepper and added salt and shredded Parmesan to his snack dinner. However, the user then pulled out a secret seasoning ingredient for his popcorn that has altered the way TikTok users eat one of America's favorite savory treats.

"Here's the trick," said chefreillymeehan ​​in the video as he whipped out his secret ingredient. The delectable seasoning in question was none other than chicken flavor bouillon. This savory topping is reportedly infused with chicken, onion, and parsley among other flavorful ingredients. And while it's advertised as the perfect way to flavor stews and soups, the user (who also happens to be a professional chef, per his TikTok page) stated this seasoning belongs on popcorn.

And TikTok couldn't seem to agree more. In the comment section of the video, many users reported the tip was life-changing. One TikTok user who tried the secret ingredient on their own "dinner popcorn" even left a review of the hack. Their rating? A "1000/10."

Another user, a.a.kae, did a duet with the original video that garnered 54,500 likes and 1 million views. So given the popularity of the two TikToks, it's obvious most popcorn fans on the platform have not only discovered this new popcorn seasoning trick but absolutely love it.

After devouring TikTok's famed chicken flavor bouillon seasoned popcorn, you may find yourself wanting to try even more delicious new ways to eat the savory treat. Luckily, the comment sections of both the original and dueted video acted as mediums for popcorn enthusiasts to swap snacking secrets.

According to one user, Flavacol, a type of popcorn salt, will actually give your treat the warm buttery taste of movie theater popcorn. And if you're a Chex Mix fan, another TikTok user has a popcorn seasoning trick you need to hear. As the user reports, adding melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoned salt to your popcorn will make your treat taste just like the snack mix. Other popular savory suggestions for spicing up your popcorn bowl included using ramen seasoning and curry powder.

However, if you have a sweet tooth, TikTok has popcorn add-in suggestions for you too. One user reports that you can combine popcorn with another one of the theater's most popular snacks, peanut butter M&M's, for a half-salt, half-sweet snack dinner of your own. And another TikTok user even recommended adding butter and brown sugar to your treat. One user also reported simply adding maple syrup to your popcorn bowl would do the sweet flavor trick. So, with all these suggestions to try, you may want to buy your popcorn in bulk the next time you hit the grocery store.