I live in Santa Cruz Californina, and here at the local art house movie theatre The Nickelodeon, they have a shaker full of nutritiuos yeast powder next to the salt.....and I will admit with some butter and salt it does taste good. Even though my fiance tends to heap it on...she finds it delicous.

While I was in Germany, I enjoyed it when they added suger to the popcorn....just like kettle corn, savory and sweet.

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the options, that i rotate dependent on the craving:
salt and pepper (from my love of pepper)
salt, butter, and parmesan cheese (from my mother)
salt and sugar (from my friend, linda. she also puts out a bowl of red hots and a bowl of peanut m&ms with popcorn)
salt and garlic powder (from an old roommate)

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Salt and parmesan cheese, with a little olive oil to make everything stick to the popcorn. It's delicious, and probably better for you than melted butter =).

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Butter and garlic salt. Mmmmm.

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Butter melted with curry powder and honey, plenty of salt and a light dusting of unsweetened cocoa powder.

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Tabasco and/or garlic butter.

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cajun seasoning and butter. "Slap ya Mama" is good stuff.

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Nutritional yeast! I know it sounds kind of sketchy, but it's actually really good. Kind of a cheesy salty taste, with lots and lots of B vitamins.

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i use mrs dash

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Cinn, sugar, salt, and nutmeg.

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I'm still looking for the perfect topping, thought The Wife favors yeast. I use melted butter, then top with one of these:

Lemon pepper (which includes salt in most versions)
Salt and cayenne pepper
Salt and hot chili powder
Bay Seasoning

Still haven't found the perfect answer. I want spicy, salty, and tasty. Sometimes I add a dash of Worcestershire sauce to the melted butter---just a little.

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Oh---and also freshly grated parmesan when I have parmesan on hand..

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I have to confess- I sprinkle it with lea and perrins and copious amounts of black pepper. Sounds odd, but it's delicious.

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I tend to use one of three combos;
salt and pepper
cayenne and cumin (heavy on the cayenne, I like spice)
or Old Bay Seasoning

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My two favorites are:

1) nori furikake (nori, salt, sugar, sesame seeds), ground up a bit with a mortar and pestle. I just buy little jars of furikake, but there's an expensive Hawaiian microwave version also.

2) Truffle salt, sometimes with additional parmesan.

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I like to cook up one of the mini-bags and add a mixture of splenda and cinnamon to it. Yummy, low-calorie, and the cinnamon helps control blood sugar dives.

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I found that a little super fine microplaned lemon zest in the melted butter, while the popcorn is sprinkled with a little fresh dill and sea salt is a really great fresh take on an old favorite.

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I made popcorn yesterday, and sprinkled it with Szechuan Pepper Salt, which is just sea salt and Szechuan peppercorns spun in a spice grinder. I had made some a while back and it was just sitting on my counter. Very tasty on popcorn.

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SPIRULINA!

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Several years ago, my local cinema had little packets (like sugar packets) of Lawry's Seasoned Salt, which I love anyhow. I've been adding it to home-popped corn ever since!

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