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Tater Tots © Guy Hand 2009
Locavores—or local food advocates—would likely resist adding Tater Tots to their menus. But local they are. Those crispy potato nuggets were invented on the Idaho Oregon border, from what had been—cattle feed. Yet those Tots have transcended their humble origins. They’re now appearing in trendy bars and restaurants all over America.
(This version of Guy Hand’s story ran nationally on “The Splendid Table” with Lynne Rossetto Kasper on March 14, 2008)
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Guy Hand is a writer, public radio producer and photographer specializing in food and agriculture.
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I love tater-tots but haven’t seen them around in the Virginia frontier. When I find them, I usually eat them rather than stuff them in my pockets. Thanks for the listening piece.