Flavor caution to the wind

Popcorn is a blank canvas. It's lovely on its own, of course, but shake some salt and spray some olive oil onto those craggy kernels, and it's so much better. Take it a step further with a sprinkling of sumac. The merlot-hued spice is often used in Middle Eastern cuisine, and tastes phenomenal on the fragrant white rice that accompanies your veggie kebabs. If you're really feeling like throwing flavor caution to the wind, dissolve mustard powder in the oil before drizzling, and then make it rain with those dried bits of enchantingly tart sumac berries. You'll impress your foodie friends with this snack, but probably disgust your friends that were featured on that cable-TV reality show because they only eat mattresses or detergent.