This Sunday is National Tater Tot Day, and there’s good reason to celebrate the ubiquitous snack here in Portland: Did you know that Oregon invented the tater tot?! Today, we’re talking with food writer and OPB’s Superabundant newsletter producer Heather Arndt Anderson about Oregon’s starchy history and picking a few spots that excel in our state’s snack of choice.
This episode originally aired on July 31, 2023
Tater tot spots featured in this episode:
Fire on the Mountain
McMenamins
Bottle Rocket Burgers
Hungry Tiger
Read more:
How 2 Oregon brothers’ efforts to mitigate food waste created the beloved tater tot [OPB]
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