Crispy Tater Tots on a Plate

Happy Tater Tots Day !

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Fixing a Tater Tot one dish dinner for tonight, so starting preparation with baking the tots to make them crispy.

In the 1950s, Ore-Ida introduced Tater Tots as an affordable side dish. Their low cost and easy preparation made them popular. The name “Tater Tot” was chosen through a contest among Ore-Ida employees. Today these tots can be purchased in a variety of tot products such as sweet potato and broccoli tots.

Capturing black and white tots was a challenge. My first shots looked like charcoal briquettes on a plate. Trying to focus on one tot and the rest are more blurred. It was fun to try to different ideas to make these look like tots.

[Jo]

Never heard of tater tots but thy look good

[Islandgirl]

Nice capture!

[Marj]

@thistle_01 Thanks for taking time to view my photo. Maybe you have fried potato hash brown cakes or potato fritters which are similar but different shape.

[Marj]

@radiogirl Thank you for your kind comment.

[Shutterbug]

Nice pov. Interesting reading your capturing challenges.

[l.eggzy (Linda)]

Intriguing. I've not heard of them either.

[Peter Dulis]

nice one :)

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Fisher Family]

A lovely shot, and 'tater tots' are a new name to me too!

Ian

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Looking good.

[Lin]

Nicely captured...I haven't had tater tots in years...now I want some!

[Sue Schaar]

Yummy

[Marj]

@shutterbug49 @leggzy @pdulis @bkbinthecity @fishers @mittens @fishers @mittens @linnypinny @sueschaar Thank you for taking the time to review my photo. I am glad to share this crispy potato treat. These tots can be made at home with an online recipe. This starts with potatoes prepared into hashbrown shreds and then adding ingredients. There are quite a few steps before cooking. Hope you have a chance to try.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

They are a bit tricky to photograph. I wasn't that crazy about how my shot turned out so I ended up turning it into a sketch. Good catch.

[Marj]

@olivetreeann Thanks. I like your tater tot sketch.

[Jessica Eby]

How interesting that they are commercially available in other varieties there! I've done homemade "broccoli tot" type things, but I've only ever seen the regular hash brown potato type in stores. And you don't see a whole lot of those either, I think just one brand (McCain?), really. Tater tots are definitely available here and I would say most people probably know what they are, but I get the impression they're much more of a 'thing' in the States!

[Marj]

@princessicajessica Thanks for taking time to view this photo and your kind words. I am familiar with McCain's "Tasti Taters" which is just like the tots. Yes, very popular in US. Domino's Pizza sells "Loaded Tots." I ordered a few weeks ago. Very greasy from the pizza toppings on top of the tots. The company, Green Giant, makes a sweet potato and cauliflower dino tots in the shape of little dinosaurs for kids.