Tater tots

Atlas Obscura

Nephi Grigg had to bargain with the head chef at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami to get his new frozen potato product in front of the members of the 1954 National Potato Convention.

From Eater

The Tater Tot Is American Ingenuity at Its Finest

The genius move that turned potato scraps into a frozen-food empire

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Tater tots - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_tots

Tater tots are pieces of deep-fried, grated potatoes served as a side dish. They are recognized by their compact cylindrical shape and crispy colored exterior. "Tater Tots®" is a registered trademark of Ore-Ida (a division of the H. J. Heinz Company) that is often used as a generic term.

‎History · ‎Etymology · ‎Usage · ‎United States

炸薯球（英語：Tater tots）一般作為配菜，是將馬鈴薯用擦床擦碎以後油炸製成。 通常呈圓柱形，外皮酥脆。 "Tater Tots"實際上是亨氏集團下屬Ore-Ida公司的註冊商標，但一般也用於指非其生產的其他類似食品^[1]

"Tater"實際上是"Potato"的變形（Potato->tato->Tater）;"Tots"原意是「小孩子」，這可能是因為薯球的通常體積很小，也有可能是因為小孩子們非常喜歡它。^{[6][7][來源請求]} 在一些地區，也有直接稱其為"Tots"的。