· Early French explorers through the Great Lakes region (circa 1612) reported that the Iroquois popped popcorn in a pottery vessel with heated sand and used it to make popcorn soup, among other things.
· Ndị na-eme nchọpụta n'oge French site na mpaghara Great Lakes (ihe dị ka 1612) kwuru na Iroquois wepụtara popcorn n'ime ite ite nwere aja aja wee jiri ya sie ofe, tinyere ihe ndị ọzọ.