Posted on 02/02/2023 6:54:56 AM PST by Red Badger
(Last Updated On: January 31, 2023)
NATIONAL TATER TOT DAY
On February 2nd, National Tater Tot Day recognizes a kitchen staple. In the United States, we consume approximately 3.5 billion of these nuggets of potato goodness per year.
#NationalTaterTotDay
These bite-sized bits of golden deliciousness created from the scraps from making French fries once were used to feed cattle. But how do the cast-offs from making French fries become the bite-sized, kitchen-friendly morsels we love to devour today? Through persistence and ingenuity, of course!
Two brothers, Nephi and Golden Grigg, along with their brother-in-law started dabbling in frozen food when they rented a plant on the Oregon and Idaho borders in 1934. They focused on making French fries, but the waste fed to cattle seemed excessive. Was there a way to reduce the excess? Maybe, but instead, they chose to create a product from the excess. Not only did the scrapped and shredded bits form into tasty bites when blanched and fried, but they also fit into their product line, too. They froze well, could be baked, and were delicious! By 1952, they purchased the plant, forming the Oregon Frozen Foods Company that would later become Ore-Ida.
Seasoned with spices or baked into a casserole, tater tots make a meal, side dish, or a snack celebration. We dip them, pop them, or just savor them.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL TATER TOT DAY
Add them to a burrito.
Make a potato version of nachos by adding your favorite toppings to partially cooked tots and then heating through.
Create a tater tot buffet with a variety of dips and seasonings.
Add tater tots to your burger.
Top a homemade pizza with tater tots.
Tater tots and eggs go well together.
Build a kabab using vegetables and marinated meat.
Share your recipes and pictures by using #NationalTaterTotDay on social media.
NATIONAL TATER TOT DAY HISTORY
John-Bryan Hopkins created the observance in 2009.
Tater Tot FAQ Q. Are there other potato holidays on the calendar?
A. Yes! Check out these celebrations:
Potato Day
French Fry Day
Cook a Sweet Potato Day
Potato Chip Day
Q. What’s the difference between a hash brown and a tater tot?
A. While both are formed from shredded potatoes, hash browns are typically larger and formed into flat disks or squares. A tater tot is smaller and shaped into a cylindrical nugget.
Tater Tot Day!.....................
I’m a Sweet Potato!................
The air fryer, taters tots, and french fries were meant for each other. Fast, simple, and delicious.
I have a weakness for mini tater tots. I think they’re better than the larger ones. I don’t eat that sort of thing often, as I really enjoy cooking from scratch most of the time. However, there’s nothing like my husband’s burgers off the smoker and having mini tater tots as a side. Darn good eating!
I remember my first serving with tater tots.
I was in a restaurant for breakfast and when ordering the waitress asked me if I wanted home fries, hash browns or ‘tots’?
I did not know what a ‘tot’ was at that time, 1977 IIRC, so I ordered that just to see what it was...................
I lived in Boise a long time ago. Two women in our circle of friends were administrative assistants at the Ore-Ida HQ nearby.
They would give us handfuls of coupons good for one bag of any frozen product Ore-Ida had in the stores. I ate tater tots all the time....still love them.
Thank you ladies.......
Tater tots covered up with cheese, chili and jalapenos.
Makes for a good meal.
Yeah, that’s about the same time I heard of them, too. They had them at the HS cafeteria. I always brown bagged my lunch, but I had friends who used the school lunches. That was my first exposure to them.
LOL, the school cafeteria was the first place I experienced tater tots.
Went to Sam’s Club yesterday. They were out of tater tots.
What’s the world coming to...
Make your own!
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/254894/homemade-tater-tots/
https://damndelicious.net/2015/04/10/homemade-tater-tots/
https://www.wellplated.com/homemade-tater-tots/
I like these for a snack...dunk them in Sour Cream..Ummm good.
Your cardiologist thanks you!....................
I’m 79...BP 120/64....BMI 19.49...Ya gotta balance things. No need to go without things that make you happy.
Mix with a little onion and some garlic powder and that’s enough for me.
Mayo or tarter sauce on the side.
I’m 78. Had a heart attack at 47, with two incidents of Vfib. The way the world is going these days, I’m gonna eat whatever I want.
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