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    Are they vegan? I had some in school, and I asked the lunch lady if they had butter and she said no, but she didn't know if they were vegan but I assumed they were

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    They are according to this blog, but living in a country where we don't get tater tots (I don't think), I have no idea how many brands there are. http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...w.google.co.uk

    You might get a more accurate response from the lunch lady if you ask to see the packaging? That's what I do if the servers don't seem to know what animal products are (like thinking cocoa butter isn't vegan, because it's got the word butter in there).
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    tator tots are my life. i have yet to find any that aren't vegan. which is lovely.
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    tator tots are my life
    It's a wonderful life, isn't it missb?


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    Do you know, I always had it in my mind that tater tots were candy. How wrong was I?!
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    I hadn't heard about Tater Tots before reading Adam's thread.......................now I want some!
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    I can't fathom people not knowing what tator tots are.... yum yum yum!!
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    Stop making me jealous now Missbettie!
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    *GOOGLE CHOP!*

    Hmm, yeah, I also thought they were a candyfied nom of some sort. Prefer the thought of the reality though
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    I can't believe you guys!!! how did you live!?!? Its so funny, cause they are super common here. like sold in cafeterias at schools.
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    And do you know - see, this is what I'm like - I only got the link between tater and potato after discussing it avidly with my partner whilst we were walking home last night. After all these years of hearing of tater tots but never really looking in to them. I said, after about 10 minutes discussion about the whole thing, "Ohhh! I get it now! Tater! Potato! I seeeee!" and then I realise I am walking on my own. I turn around to see my partner staring at me, wide-eyed and open-mouthed. "Are you serious? You never got that?"

    Doh!
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    ^lol

    I hope Adam's enjoying eating the tater tots at school, now he knows they're vegan. Let us know, won't you Adam?
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    And do you know - see, this is what I'm like - I only got the link between tater and potato after discussing it avidly with my partner whilst we were walking home last night. After all these years of hearing of tater tots but never really looking in to them. I said, after about 10 minutes discussion about the whole thing, "Ohhh! I get it now! Tater! Potato! I seeeee!" and then I realise I am walking on my own. I turn around to see my partner staring at me, wide-eyed and open-mouthed. "Are you serious? You never got that?"

    Doh!
    Did you know, pusskins, that Hitler's real name was Spud Murphy? That's why he was often called The Great Dick Tater!


    (I'd never even heard of tater tots before now.)


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    Thanks, leedsveg I really am such a doof sometimes.

    And I'm now going to have to try making tater tots, aren't I?
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    Yum! I adore tater tots!

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    Thanks, leedsveg I really am such a doof sometimes.
    I hope I've not left you with a chip on your shoulder.......?

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    *groan* I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for any more puns...
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    arent our sort of version like potato croquettes? im not keen..though we have stuff like smiley faces and waffles. my daughter likes potato waffles very mash

    (er, that was a pun, so bad i pointed it out so it wouldnt get missed. sorry.)
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    ^

    I think Leedsveg is the 'CHAMP' at this pun game though!

    (Get it.........'champ'...........?)
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    I had to look up tater tots, but it seems they are a kind of miniaturised hash browns - sauté speak!

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    ^Ha ha! Love it! lol
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    I get my humour from living (in Leeds) just up the road from Kirkstall Abbey. Used to be quite a lot of fryers there, but they all turned into chip-monks, once Sir Walter Raleigh arrived with a sack of spuds.

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    lol lol lol

    (It was the 'Fryers' bit got me! )
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    They are according to this blog, but living in a country where we don't get tater tots (I don't think)...
    I thought tater tots were like potato croquettes? I've seen them in napoleon dynamite but can't really remember if the shape is the same.

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    arent our sort of version like potato croquettes? im not keen..though we have stuff like smiley faces and waffles. my daughter likes potato waffles very mash

    (er, that was a pun, so bad i pointed it out so it wouldnt get missed. sorry.)
    Oops, clearly missed part of the thread being on my phone.

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    I had to look up tater tots, but it seems they are a kind of miniaturised hash browns - sauté speak!
    yes ma'am indeedy.

    mmm deep-fried tots with ketchup.
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    Oh, is that what they are? The penny drops.
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    They do look yummy!

    Afraid I have no more puns to offer. Or good ones, rather
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    ...so it's a case of aloo and goodbye, is it? Potatoes don't seem to be quite such a fertile source of puns as, say, fish, so I'll stop waffling on.

    I'm surprised these tater tots haven't made it across the Atlantic, if they haven't - we seem to have every other possible variety of potato-based snack.

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    ^^^
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    You give in too easily harpy. I thought you may have mentioned the regal potato connections, namely:

    The Jersey Royal
    The King Edward
    and The Dave E. Croquette (well he was known as the King of the Wild Front Ear)


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    You'll get your jacket, you mean!

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    You'll get your jacket, you mean!


    Wish I had your class harpy. But regrettably, like John Motson and Kenneth Wostenholme describing a football match on the telly, I'm just a common-tater.

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    I don't think I can take any more...

    Oh, go on. Keep 'em coming!
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    You two are brilliant!
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    I resign, before I get pun-ished by Korn for being so off topic. Does anybody know a vegan shallow-fry recipe for tater-tots so that I can have a try at making them?

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    Me too, I've run out of, er, puff.

    I suspect the point of tater tots is to be bought in a packet, but I saw this recipe http://www.grouprecipes.com/50365/tater-tots.html which suggests baking them as a healthier alternative to frying. When I try to fry things like that they always fall apart anyway.

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    Thanks harpy. I'll give it a try. I've tried baking homemade chips (fries) but they didn't taste as good as supermarket oven chips. Although we've not had a deep fat fryer for years, and I know they're not healthy, I do think they give a nicer taste.

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    Must admit I quite like home-made oven chips. I leave the skins on, make the pieces fairly large, and toss them in a bit of olive oil and paprika (or cayenne pepper if feeling bold - not too much of it) first.

    I suppose they're not that much like chips really, but they're still good.

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    I always bake them, never fried
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    I love making homemade chips. I don't use a deep-fat fryer but just an ordinary chip pan. I cook the chips for a few minutes turn off the heat and leave them for 5 minutes then turn the heat up full blast. That way you get lovely crispy chips!
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