How to Celebrate ‘National Tater Day’ in Rockford [VIDEO]

A day to celebrate the potato. What originally started in Kentucky in 1843 is now celebrated across the U.S.. Here are 4 ways to show your Rockford Spud Love.

'Tater Day' has become quite a spectacle in Benton, Kentucky but around the rest of the U.S. we just carb-load... so let's get started with a quick & hometown way to celebrate this day.

How to Celebrate National Tater Day in Rockford

1. Breakfast at The Potato Shak

2. Eat a bag of Rockford-made potato chips

3. A bowl of The Machine Shed's baked potato soup

If you can't make it there to get a bowl, make your own. Here's the recipe.

4. Have some french fries at one these places

My search for the finest fries in the area has only just begun. Each week, you can see where I've been if you go to our YouTube channel, ZOKTV. I'll take your suggestions of whose fries to try in the comment section below.

***I'll switch it up, just realized these have all been about something to eat***

5. Pour a couple potato vodka cocktails

Getty Images/iStockphoto[/caption]Most vodkas are not made from potatoes anymore, but some still are. Here's a list of some of the best potato-made vodkas.

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