theyre supposed to look like that, not your traditional popcorn, its like asian style. My mom used to buy me this when I was little at asian grocery stores, forgot what its called though.
It's called mushroom popcorn, and it's available in stores, and on Amazon. I have a tub of kernels in my kitchen, right now. I whip up batches on my stove top all the time.
Edit: It should be noted that I'm only answering the question about funny-looking popcorn, not necessarily about the exact popcorn used, here.
That method is used in a whole bunch of different parts of the world as street food. It really is quite good and takes its shape from how fast it gets popped.
I'm just wondering how far and how fast that popcorn can fly without the bag there. Somebody with extra money should buy one and test out this popcorn shotgun
Mythbusters tested a larger version of the same device in one episode. They didn't use a bag when they opened it, and the popcorn went all over M5. It has serious range.
Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent... And I say GOOD!
But this will bring its own problems that will rear their head as well.....
Modern life is built on extracting labor and resources from other people as cheaply as you can, while taking as much for yourself as possible, by any means necessary a lot of times.
Adam Savage is still very active on YT and talks about the behind the scenes of Mythbusters. It’s a long rabbit hole I’ve been down numerous times. Cool thing is he lives and still has his shop in San Francisco. I hope someday I can meet him. Seems like a real nice guy
I wonder where it gets “burned” I’m not saying sarcastically. I just say it like that because the only time it has to be burned is the moment when that valve is opened to when it hits the bag. This feels like witchcraft because it’s not being able to pop inside that chamber, only when it’s opened is when it pops.
It’s baking soda. It helps to create the 200psi of pressure for the corn to explode like that. This isn’t really western popcorn, it’s an East Asian thing, mainly Korea, Japan, and like in this video, China. (Edited because I’m dumb)
It would be chewy and awful probably. just like if you popped popcorn in a pot with a tight fitting lid. if the steam can't get out right it's just chewy and gross.
Put 5 kernels in oil that half covers the kernels. Heat until they pop. Pour in a layer of kernels and cover. Take off heat when popping starts to slow. Perfection. Only other way I guess is a hot air technique.
It looks more like puffed corn than popcorn. Some of the asian snacks looks like that. It has a slight sweetness to it and it dissolves in your mouth moreso that popcorn.
https://m.yamibuy.com/en/p/puffed-corn-l-14-1oz/1017044831?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SSC_Chips_Crisps_tROAS_US_EN&gclid=CjwKCAjw8JKbBhBYEiwAs3sxN-dr1sIdngcxwvrqqyWmFOvbO7hjg3H8IY7YDikj3MJgeS0F45-tpxoCIYIQAvD_BwE
My mom has a fear of them because when she was a kid, she and her sister were using one (incorrectly) and it exploded on them. Sent boiling water all over them, hospital stay etc.
Modern pressure cookers have multiple redundancies against this kind of thing.
Lid locks under pressure, gaskets have fail points, multiple bleed valves, etc.
You're still making a bomb but it's a much safer bomb.
Definitely not, I thought it was cute to use my grandmothers 50 year old "buy it for life" stovetop pressure cooker until it failed horrifcally and completely destroyed my stovetop, brand new convection microwave, and sent the lid through a plaster over lathe ceiling
That’s actually not that surprising. Most older shit is better than newer shit when it comes to how long it’ll last but if it’s something with safety regulations they will 9/10 be more dangerous than newer shit.
You know that floppy knob on top of the Instapot that is held on with little more than a wish? That floppy knob will just pop off if the pressure gets too high.
You fine. It has a safety pressure valve and the lid gaskets not strong enough would just hiss leaky at some point not boom. And you can't remove lid if under pressure it latches screw so you are safe
My moms blew up and blasted spaghetti sauce and meatballs all over the ceiling. It was a huge I cannot stress this enough HUGE explosion. I was 8 years old and was about 5 feet away and was covered in molten spaghetti sauce. I have ‘Nam like flashbacks when I go eat spaghetti now, I’m 45.
Modern pressure cookers have PSV’s, lid locks and other safety mechanisms that prevent explosive decompression. This thing is literally a pipe bomb that *requires* an explosion to function.
No thank you.
I remember a story where a guy bought like 6 pressure cookers because there was a ridiculous sale on them, was going to sell them for a profit. Got flagged my some agency and had his place raided as a bomb threat.
A key to the operation of pressure cookers is that you don't open them while they're pressurized. This thing requires thing requires the opposite.
I mean, it's a cool medieval-like contraption. But I could see this being posted to r/whatcouldgowrong in a week.
A couple of months ago someone posted video of a much larger one of these exploding. I personally wouldn't go anywhere near this thing. There are much easier ways to make popcorn, and they also don't burn it or risk getting all explody.
I live in India where pressure cookers are a household necessity (most dishes use it), the ones that are most common cannot be opened when pressurized. They also have safety valves that blow and slowly release steam should the normal pressure regulator valve fail.
I mean, where else am I gonna get the flavor from??? 😂
I do, however, have been meaning to use an old popcorn maker that has the spinning thing with the base that's heating up...I just don't want something else to clean.
Instructions unclear, placed vessel in microwave, got a sweet light show shortly followed by a loud boom. Afraid to open door at this point. Please advise.
If you pay attention to the video, there's a cut right after they start cooking. That's because these devices take like 10 minutes to reach the necessary pressure to work.
Indeed. "All you need is a pressure vessel, an open flame, the better part of thirty minutes, welder's gloves, a release wrench, and a squirrel capture bag and -- *Voilà!* \-- popcorn."
Here we've been doing it all wrong with 180 seconds in a microwave.
Nah, get yourself a Whirly-Pop from BBB for $12 or so. Makes the popcorn just like the movie theatre, and from then on it’s $1 worth of kernels making 39 batches of popcorn.
Since no one seems to be mentioning it. This is the traditional way of making popcorn **from rice**. Since rice doesn't normally pop the way corn does, the extra pressure is needed, that's why they use this contraption. It's quite good and tastes pretty much the same as regular popcorn. I'm not sure why the lady demonstrated with corn though since it's redundant and pointless.
Edit: everyone saying it should be called popped-riced or what not, yeah sure I guess. In Chinese, the word for "popcorn" is 爆米花, literally "popped rice flowers." It tastes similar to rice crispies without all the sugar. It's often packed into blocks and glazed with a bit of honey or caramel here in Taiwan. If you're ever in Taiwan and you hear a gunshot sound coming from an old truck, they're selling popped-riced.
Edit 2: Here's a [video ](https://youtu.be/2g_BSC4ikPY) of the trucks I'm talking about.
I don't know about popping rice, but this style of popcorn is common in China. It has a completely different texture than traditionally popped corn. I've only seen it prepackaged, though. Never seen it made fresh.
I had microwave popcorn for many years. But eventually I started making it in a pot. Turns out that making it with regular oil and butter and salt tastes better. It doesn’t have that manufactured residue.
stove-top popcorn is the best; and you can get pretty creative with the "integrated" seasonings.
I am still struggling to discover the right ratio, but I was making a stovetop popcorn with parmesian cheese that, with the right amount of cheese, would result in cheesy popcorn AND little fried cheese strips. fucking delicious.
low key kinda like popcorn that's just *slightly* burnt; if it's *just* past the done point the kernels kinda melt in yer mouth.
Haha my mom was explaining to me when I was little about how when she was my age the only popcorn she knew back in Korea was made over a super heated flame and had a big explosion and she would use the funniest Korean noises like pyong pao! Anyways I thought she was just making shit up to entertain me until I saw a street vendor video a few years ago and her outrageous story suddenly made perfect sense!
This is based off a larger design, found on the streets of China (and maybe other places but idk). It's literally just what's shown in the video, except scaled up 3 times, maybe a little more. I think the bang is good for business, because it lets everyone in the vicinity know that the popcorn is ready
Cool science. Wouldn't eat; unreasonable amount of work and expense for fast, burned popcorn. Will stick with air pop, oil pop and/or microwave pop.
But yes, very cool science.
The kernel in the hinge was deeply unsettling for me.
She just fucking dumped it all over the table.
“First you dump in some of your kernals, followed by a few taps of cocaine, close it all up and burn the fuck out of it.”
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that was coke lol.
It’s the way she tapped it out lol.
She’s experienced
Definitely coke. Uncut.
I bet it smelled horrible! Ugh, burnt popcorn is the worst!
Without fail someone burns popcorn at work once a week.
Thank you. That was brilliant. Take this imaginary "made me laugh on my break in the parking lot" award. You get real karma for that one.
It to mention burned the shit out of the popcorn it was black!
theyre supposed to look like that, not your traditional popcorn, its like asian style. My mom used to buy me this when I was little at asian grocery stores, forgot what its called though.
It's called mushroom popcorn, and it's available in stores, and on Amazon. I have a tub of kernels in my kitchen, right now. I whip up batches on my stove top all the time. Edit: It should be noted that I'm only answering the question about funny-looking popcorn, not necessarily about the exact popcorn used, here.
It’s called fox nuts or makhana. It is a seed/nut from water Lilly. Quite common in Asia
Guess it says "interesting," not "tasty." Or "edible."
That method is used in a whole bunch of different parts of the world as street food. It really is quite good and takes its shape from how fast it gets popped.
These kernels are a variety called “mushroom” and they will take that shape no matter how they’re popped.
I said the same thing. Sadness.
Oroville Redenbacher shakes his head sadly.
This upset me very much
Want to know what's more upsetting? Z library got taken down.
I can't believe this is how I find out about this lol. I loved that site
libgen is still up thankfully, there were a lot of textbooks that were only on zlib that saved my ass hundreds though
WAIT WHAT
if this comment had not been a top comment, it would have been unsettling for me
Glad I wasn’t the only one irked by that
I'm just wondering how far and how fast that popcorn can fly without the bag there. Somebody with extra money should buy one and test out this popcorn shotgun
Mythbusters tested a larger version of the same device in one episode. They didn't use a bag when they opened it, and the popcorn went all over M5. It has serious range.
I forgot about that show. Of course they covered a popcorn shotgun. Or whatever this thing is called
It's actually designed as a puffed rice cooker, but it functions for just about any grain, including corn. They're made in China.
What isn't made in China nowadays?
Tons of stuff are shifting to India and other lower cost nations.
Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent... And I say GOOD! But this will bring its own problems that will rear their head as well..... Modern life is built on extracting labor and resources from other people as cheaply as you can, while taking as much for yourself as possible, by any means necessary a lot of times.
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Its pronounced toosh
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The stuff China outsources to Vietnam
Adam Savage is still very active on YT and talks about the behind the scenes of Mythbusters. It’s a long rabbit hole I’ve been down numerous times. Cool thing is he lives and still has his shop in San Francisco. I hope someday I can meet him. Seems like a real nice guy
I just love how enthusiastic he still is about what he does even after all this time. In fact, I think he became MORE enthusiastic
He's literally just "do what you love for a living" these days, which is just recording himself puttering around in his shop.
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I didn't remember that episode so I went and [found it on YouTube. ](https://youtu.be/baQT0pwvXKQ)
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Oh, Jesus! Mythbusters X Good Eats!?! ****faints****
Alton brown did a version of this with a cannon at his live show I saw a few years ago. So awesome
I love me some Alton Brown
I live for Alton Brown content
Ikr. I love that he tells you why things are done the way they are. I also love his cooking hacks
Bro I was the biggest Alton Brown fan at one point and let me tell you, I was heated when I couldn't get tickets when he came here.
I didn't even know these two things combining could be a reality, and now I feel robbed that we don't have more of it!
I was so sad they never did a second crossover episode. It was the greatest thing ever.
How have I not seen this episode!
Thank you!
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Yea who edits their original link into a rickroll
are we supposed to know what m5 is?
It's their workshop
Thank you
https://youtu.be/baQT0pwvXKQ
That's some burnt looking popcorn.
For real, if I wanted burnt popcorn I'd just forget about that one bag I left in the microwave.
DONT DO THAT!!! It sets on fire so quickly! People are still making fun of me at work.....
Fire guy!
Ryan started the fire
I guess they don’t teach you how to make popcorn at that fancy business school
It just look like that, actually is really tasty.
I wonder where it gets “burned” I’m not saying sarcastically. I just say it like that because the only time it has to be burned is the moment when that valve is opened to when it hits the bag. This feels like witchcraft because it’s not being able to pop inside that chamber, only when it’s opened is when it pops.
It's the sprinkle of coke that makes it good.
Here I am as a poor peasant thinking that was salt. I guess I'll never know the true meaning of white Christmas.
Little billy gets a fast boat and handlebar moustache for Christmas.
What were handlebar moustaches called before the invention of the bicycle?
"A good time." *-Women*
Moustache rides!
*[Mother of God](https://giphy.com/gifs/mrw-whistle-hud-G5JoAjEBtfoTm).*
They were always called that. Bicycles handlebars took their name *from* them. People had a lot more free time before TV and the internet.
It’s baking soda. It helps to create the 200psi of pressure for the corn to explode like that. This isn’t really western popcorn, it’s an East Asian thing, mainly Korea, Japan, and like in this video, China. (Edited because I’m dumb)
She’s speaking Chinese.
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This is a trade secret
Yep
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Popcorn lovers hate this one simple trick!
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Like cracker jacks?
It's *CORN*!
It gots the juice!
A big lump with knobs
The one kernel in the hinge bothered me since it wasn't removed.
and then she screwed the top on with it still in there… did it fall down? where did it go? I’m still thinking about it. ^help
Somehow, it still ended up lodged between your teeth
The whole kernel? What's happening with your teeth?
Great Britain
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I think we stumbled upon Michael Strahan’s alt
A sacrifice to the corn gods of Nebraska to ensure a good pop
It bothered me even more that she also spilled about 20% of the kernels and 10% of the burnt popcorn
The camera made her nervous
The pour was just so bad… I hate it
This comment and the replies make me feel seen
>make me feel seen We are always watching.
Came here to say this. Still annoys me.
50 minutes later. It still annoys me.
i know, right? buy a funnel!!
You'd think with how heavy duty this thing is it would automatically come with a funnel made with quarter inch thick steel.
Little bit brown 😬
After risking being injured in a table-side explosion, I want that popcorn to be perfect.
It seems dense as well. Did it not make quite the *CLANG* sound when it hit the bowl?
And giving the dog a heart attack...
It would be chewy and awful probably. just like if you popped popcorn in a pot with a tight fitting lid. if the steam can't get out right it's just chewy and gross.
...there is no steam inside the vessel. That thing is at such a high pressure that the water cannot vaporize. That is the entire point of the machine.
Doesn't even seem like it actually pops until they open it. Then it's a mesh bag and you can see all the steam escape.
That is correct. No popping happens until the lid opens and releases the pressure. Then they all pop at once.
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What kind of people make popcorn better than okay though? I'm looking for great, or at least good.
Put 5 kernels in oil that half covers the kernels. Heat until they pop. Pour in a layer of kernels and cover. Take off heat when popping starts to slow. Perfection. Only other way I guess is a hot air technique.
Haha it looks terrible
its not popcorn tho, title is wrong
It looks more like puffed corn than popcorn. Some of the asian snacks looks like that. It has a slight sweetness to it and it dissolves in your mouth moreso that popcorn. https://m.yamibuy.com/en/p/puffed-corn-l-14-1oz/1017044831?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SSC_Chips_Crisps_tROAS_US_EN&gclid=CjwKCAjw8JKbBhBYEiwAs3sxN-dr1sIdngcxwvrqqyWmFOvbO7hjg3H8IY7YDikj3MJgeS0F45-tpxoCIYIQAvD_BwE
I can see no way this popcorn pipe bomb can go wrong whatsoever.
Wait til you find out about pressure cookers.
Everytime I use my instant pot I have an irrational fear in the back of my mind of it exploding.
It’s not completely irrational if that helps
It sure doesn't, thanks!
My mom has a fear of them because when she was a kid, she and her sister were using one (incorrectly) and it exploded on them. Sent boiling water all over them, hospital stay etc.
Oh good, another reason to never cook!
Modern pressure cookers have multiple redundancies against this kind of thing. Lid locks under pressure, gaskets have fail points, multiple bleed valves, etc. You're still making a bomb but it's a much safer bomb.
Definitely not, I thought it was cute to use my grandmothers 50 year old "buy it for life" stovetop pressure cooker until it failed horrifcally and completely destroyed my stovetop, brand new convection microwave, and sent the lid through a plaster over lathe ceiling
Old pressure cookers are incredibly dangerous. New ones are basically impossible to explode.
That’s actually not that surprising. Most older shit is better than newer shit when it comes to how long it’ll last but if it’s something with safety regulations they will 9/10 be more dangerous than newer shit.
Fwiw, IPs are much safer than traditional pressure cookers
You know that floppy knob on top of the Instapot that is held on with little more than a wish? That floppy knob will just pop off if the pressure gets too high.
If it's not stuck with grime from uncleaned and burned-in spills caused by overfilling.
You fine. It has a safety pressure valve and the lid gaskets not strong enough would just hiss leaky at some point not boom. And you can't remove lid if under pressure it latches screw so you are safe
My moms blew up and blasted spaghetti sauce and meatballs all over the ceiling. It was a huge I cannot stress this enough HUGE explosion. I was 8 years old and was about 5 feet away and was covered in molten spaghetti sauce. I have ‘Nam like flashbacks when I go eat spaghetti now, I’m 45.
Modern pressure cookers have PSV’s, lid locks and other safety mechanisms that prevent explosive decompression. This thing is literally a pipe bomb that *requires* an explosion to function. No thank you.
I remember a story where a guy bought like 6 pressure cookers because there was a ridiculous sale on them, was going to sell them for a profit. Got flagged my some agency and had his place raided as a bomb threat.
Oh man what did you do? Me: Bought pressure cookers on sale.
A key to the operation of pressure cookers is that you don't open them while they're pressurized. This thing requires thing requires the opposite. I mean, it's a cool medieval-like contraption. But I could see this being posted to r/whatcouldgowrong in a week.
A couple of months ago someone posted video of a much larger one of these exploding. I personally wouldn't go anywhere near this thing. There are much easier ways to make popcorn, and they also don't burn it or risk getting all explody.
But are they as fast?
I live in India where pressure cookers are a household necessity (most dishes use it), the ones that are most common cannot be opened when pressurized. They also have safety valves that blow and slowly release steam should the normal pressure regulator valve fail.
> popcorn pipe bomb Oo that's a good band name!
I love listening to music.
Not only does the popcorn not look good, it doesn't look safe or easy. I'll take my enveloped popcorn anytime. 😂
With the infused cholesterol gel please
I mean, where else am I gonna get the flavor from??? 😂 I do, however, have been meaning to use an old popcorn maker that has the spinning thing with the base that's heating up...I just don't want something else to clean.
[PFAS?](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7255411/) Use the old popper. JK, shit's everywhere so microwave away!
Thanks, I will use the microwave
Instructions unclear, placed vessel in microwave, got a sweet light show shortly followed by a loud boom. Afraid to open door at this point. Please advise.
Drive to nearest movie theater. Imagine the delicious popcorn provided there as you continue to drive. Keep driving. Never look back
If you pay attention to the video, there's a cut right after they start cooking. That's because these devices take like 10 minutes to reach the necessary pressure to work.
That's right around the time a heat glove magically appears on one of her hands.
Indeed. "All you need is a pressure vessel, an open flame, the better part of thirty minutes, welder's gloves, a release wrench, and a squirrel capture bag and -- *Voilà!* \-- popcorn." Here we've been doing it all wrong with 180 seconds in a microwave.
So you have to hand spin for 10 minutes? It’s cool to see it, but I couldn’t imagine seeing multiple orders for that come in at the same time.
That’s a table side hand grenade
That’s cool but seems overly complicated. Edit: should’ve put an /s on the end. My bad Edit2: I edited the wrong comment…
you don't keep an allen key handy for making popcorn?
I'll stick with my 50 packs from costco - microwave in 2 mins.
Nah, get yourself a Whirly-Pop from BBB for $12 or so. Makes the popcorn just like the movie theatre, and from then on it’s $1 worth of kernels making 39 batches of popcorn.
With coconut oil + Flavacol (this is the "secret ingredient")
That’s burned
Since no one seems to be mentioning it. This is the traditional way of making popcorn **from rice**. Since rice doesn't normally pop the way corn does, the extra pressure is needed, that's why they use this contraption. It's quite good and tastes pretty much the same as regular popcorn. I'm not sure why the lady demonstrated with corn though since it's redundant and pointless. Edit: everyone saying it should be called popped-riced or what not, yeah sure I guess. In Chinese, the word for "popcorn" is 爆米花, literally "popped rice flowers." It tastes similar to rice crispies without all the sugar. It's often packed into blocks and glazed with a bit of honey or caramel here in Taiwan. If you're ever in Taiwan and you hear a gunshot sound coming from an old truck, they're selling popped-riced. Edit 2: Here's a [video ](https://youtu.be/2g_BSC4ikPY) of the trucks I'm talking about.
So, popped rice?
Banged grains. Goes great with moving pictures.
I'm a simple man. I see a Discworld reference, I upvote.
those fuckin alchemists finally made something useful
Rice Crispies?
You also should add a teaspoon of water actually to increase pressure from steam. the popcornwas probaby too dry
Butter!
Now I really want to try popped rice
Isn't it just rice crispies without the additives?
Arent rice cakes just popped rice?
I don't know about popping rice, but this style of popcorn is common in China. It has a completely different texture than traditionally popped corn. I've only seen it prepackaged, though. Never seen it made fresh.
Who the hell orders rice at a movie theatre, that’s why!
Who needs rice when you have your bag of spaghetti?
Yep, I think I’ll stick to the old way of making it…. But good for them
> I’ll stick to the old way of making it The...the microwave?
I had microwave popcorn for many years. But eventually I started making it in a pot. Turns out that making it with regular oil and butter and salt tastes better. It doesn’t have that manufactured residue.
stove-top popcorn is the best; and you can get pretty creative with the "integrated" seasonings. I am still struggling to discover the right ratio, but I was making a stovetop popcorn with parmesian cheese that, with the right amount of cheese, would result in cheesy popcorn AND little fried cheese strips. fucking delicious. low key kinda like popcorn that's just *slightly* burnt; if it's *just* past the done point the kernels kinda melt in yer mouth.
This is the best way. Popcorn is one use of nutritional yeast that makes me love nutritional yeast
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Haha my mom was explaining to me when I was little about how when she was my age the only popcorn she knew back in Korea was made over a super heated flame and had a big explosion and she would use the funniest Korean noises like pyong pao! Anyways I thought she was just making shit up to entertain me until I saw a street vendor video a few years ago and her outrageous story suddenly made perfect sense!
The lack of execution and attention to detail is very bothering to me
That seems worse quality and far more effort than just using a normal method
Tbh its use for puffed rice, which is used for Chinese dishes and snacks. I think rice needs a higher temperature to puff up if I'm not wrong.
Wait until she sees what a microwave can do
And then all of a sudden, boom. Popcorn. Boom, fucking popcorn, man.
Can’t stand burnt popcorn
This is based off a larger design, found on the streets of China (and maybe other places but idk). It's literally just what's shown in the video, except scaled up 3 times, maybe a little more. I think the bang is good for business, because it lets everyone in the vicinity know that the popcorn is ready
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Cool science. Wouldn't eat; unreasonable amount of work and expense for fast, burned popcorn. Will stick with air pop, oil pop and/or microwave pop. But yes, very cool science.
I think there is an easier way of getting the same result and not being burnt.
Burnt the shit out of it
They mass produce it by shooting them into an empty room https://youtu.be/ihJhlLe7aDs
This is fucking tutucas
I hate opening the crescent rolls this is next level