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I learned the history of "Tater Tots" today (after midnight, counts) with @juliewebgirl.
TL;DR - Invented in the Pacific Northwest by a company called Ore-Ida, a concatenation of "Oregon" and "Idaho", in Ontario, Or. The owners were figuring out what to do with potato slivers from other parts of their process. Adding flour and seasonings and frying them, the Tot was born. Tah-Dah!
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_tots
Ore-Ida Themselves: https://www.oreida.com/product/00013120085666
@elfin @juliewebgirl And then Taco Time added extra salt and christened them "MEXI FRIES"
@spacehobo @juliewebgirl "Extra Salt" is Good.
@elfin @spacehobo
Except when someone *ahem* (not me) didn't have proper measuring spoons so somebody else *ahem* (me) decided to wing it on the aus ju mix and we both woke up with what I can only assume was some level of edema. I've NEVER ... and I've ground salt straight into my mouth befo... Oh wait... It was pink sea salt. Ahaaaaa...
Mystery solved.
@juliewebgirl @spacehobo It was very salty. Good tho.
@elfin @spacehobo
lololol it was really good