Aren't tater tots just another version of french fries?

[Yavin4]

What's the difference?

[Xyzse]

1. They are more disgusting, where oil and grease adhere to it more.

Oils get in between the gaps even more. Same thing happens with hash browns... Disgusting.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. tater tots are to french fries as chicken mcnuggets are to a chicken breast.

parts is parts!

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. Perfectly put

Except to add "ground up chicken breast"

I was going to call the OP a Heretic for even suggesting such a thing!

[magical thyme]

4. they're more like another version of McD's home fry things

equal portions of grated potatoes, grease and salt. Just melded into 'tot-shapes' instead of 'pattie-shapes.'

French fries are actually whole potatoes sliced into fry-shapes.

[KamaAina]

5. No, they're more like mini-hash browns.

[Rhiannon12866]

21. That's a perfect way to put it! Thanks!

I really like hash browns, must be the reason I like the little puffs much more than the fries...

[clarice]

6. Freedom tots. lol

[CrawlingChaos]

8. Oh clarice

Brava

I will never call them anything else now.

[clarice]

24. * blush*

[ailsagirl]

7. They don't taste very good

Even frozen (but cooked) french fries taste better than tater tots.

[Taitertots]

9. You spelled it wrong n/t

[Marie Marie]

11. LOL.

Hate Tater Tots but love Taitertots.

[Xipe Totec]

10. If by version you mean french fires that were chewed, spat out, and refried, then yes. nt

[ailsagirl]

12. What about Cheetos??

Just WHAT are they?

Before they're fried, they must be one huge blob of orange. We know potato chips are sliced potatoes... so what are Cheetos??

[Snobblevitch]

13. Cheetos are made from corn,

cornmeal, to be more specific. The cornmeal is made into a batter and then is extruded into the oil and cooked. They don't become orange until after cooking when they are tossed in a large drum with the orange 'cheese' powder.

[ailsagirl]

16. Ah, Snobblevitch...

thanks for the explanation. I must admit I occasionally indulge in them and have always wondered.
Now I know.

[Skittles]

14. love 'em

fuck the food snobs

[pinboy3niner]

22. And one advantage is that onion can be added in in some versions of tots

Onion is potato's best friend! You can't make perfect mashed potatoes without it, and with hash browns you may as well go for the full O'Brien.

[Skittles]

23. aw YUM

[shenmue]

15. The shape

[fizzgig]

17. tater tots are the particle board version of fries

but i love em

[Kali]

19. !

perfect!

[betsuni]

18. Swallow a large handful of salt while glancing at a potato. That's a tater tot. nt

[pokerfan]

20. Tater tot economics

The product was created in 1953 when Ore-Ida founders F. Nephi Grigg and Golden Grigg[1][2][3] were trying to figure out what to do with leftover slivers of cut-up potatoes. They chopped up the slivers, added flour and seasoning, then pushed the mash through holes and sliced off pieces of the extruded mixture.[1] The product was first offered in stores in 1956.[5]

Originally, the product was very inexpensive. According to advertising lectures at Iowa State University, people did not buy it at first because there was no perceived value. When the price was raised, people began buying it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_tot#History