Trick-or-Treat: How potatoes are stealing the spotlight from candy this Halloween |
Forget chocolate bars and lollipops, this Halloween, the humble potato is taking centre stage. Across the US, Canada, and even parts of the UK, trick-or-treaters are swapping sugar rushes for spuds in a viral trend dubbed โTrick-or-Tater.โ What started as a quirky joke has turned into a heartwarming, healthy, and downright hilarious Halloween movement. Videos of delighted kids choosing potatoes over sweets have flooded TikTok and Instagram, proving that in 2025, carbs are officially cooler than candy.How it all started: From prank to phenomenonThe โTrick-or-Taterโ tradition began more than a decade ago with former NBC correspondent Kevin Tibbles, who jokingly…