National Tater Tot Day

Facts on Tater Tots

• “Tater” is slang for potato.
• A tater tot is a side dish made from deep-fried, grated potatoes. 
• Tater tots are widely recognized by their crispness, cylindrical shape, and size.
• Tater tots are consumed by Americansns at the rate of approximately 70 million pounds per year. 
• Tater tots were created in 1953 when Ore-Ida founders were trying to figure out what to do with leftover slivers of cut-up potatoes.