Here’s a question: do they exist in the natural world? Away from the land of Ore-Ida? Can you make them in your own kitchen? With, like, uh… potatoes?
I searched myrecipes.com and the only hits returned were ones with tots listed amongst the ingredients. No recipes for actually making them with natural-occurring food. Wikipedia says they’re rendered hash browns — but not at all clear on what they’re rendered with.
I’m not sure if I can ever eat the tots again…
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There is an organic frozen food company called Cascadian Farms that makes their own version of tater tots – in both a reg and spicy version. They are really pretty good. Don’t know if you get them down there, but keep an eye out.
The fact that Wikipedia uses the word “rendered” is enough to make me gag.
BTW, Google coughed up these two recipes: http://www.recipezaar.com/Potato-Tots-Tater-Tots-Copycat-Homemade-79526 and http://www.ajc.com/eveningedge/content/eveningedge/stories/2008/01/15/tatertotrecipes.html. Have fun!
PS: Sorry about the use of the phrase “coughed up” when talking about food. I think I must be still rendering…
Haha! I used to really love tater tots when I was a kid. I’ll keep and eye out for the Cascadian version, but I think I can survive without the tots if I don’t run across any. I realize now that in a lot of ways, they’re just a vehicle for the ketchup (which I’ve always loved), so a fry is pretty much as good as a tot (and my version of fries are quite healthy!).