June 12, 2005

Tina, Come Get Some Ham!

I was eating some tater tots earlier this evening, and realized a couple of things.

1. I can't eat tater tots without thinking of the scene in Napoleon Dynamite where he hides tater tots in pockets.

2. Tater tots are one of those foods that seem strange to eat except in certain circumstances. There are a few fast food restaurants that serve tots, but otherwise when was the last you ate tater tots outside of a school cafeteria. French fries? Hashbrowns? These are normal fried potato products, but for some reason the tot is trapped behind the seafoam green walls of educational institutions.

Until later...

2 comments:

Laziest Girl said...

What's a tater tot? Is this a hark back to the twistie/cheezel conversation?

Melissa said...

I suggested to CK that he post a picture of a tot to clear up any confusion. :) They are hash-browns rolled into 1" cylinders and fried (or baked). Hash-browns (to avoid anymore cross continent confusion) are julienned potato browned in a skillet.

I'll have to go ask CK what a twistie/cheezel is because I haven't got a clue!