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Let's settle this once and for all - Mr Tayto is a potato, not a giant crisp

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May 28th 2016, 10:43 AM 5,181 Views 2 Comments

IT’S THE AGE old question. Is Mr Tayto, the beloved mascot of Tayto crisps, a potato or a crisp, or a crisp-coloured potato?

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It’s a question you probably haven’t really thought about, but yes, we’re here to highlight the issues that matter. It’s our job.

It’s an ongoing debate, with some claiming he’s too yellow to be a spud, and others speculating that his first name might be Pat.

Pat Tayto, get it?

But either way, it’s one to give some thought to

So is @MrTaytoIreland a crisp or a potato?
— Miss Omens (@missomens) May 17, 2016

Source: Miss Omens/Twitter

A wise person just asked me. "Is Mr Tayto...a crisp or a potato?"
— Clement Egan (@ClementEgan) October 14, 2009

Source: Clement Egan/Twitter

Is Mr Tayto a crisp? Or a potato?
— Paul Hosford (@PTHosford) March 5, 2015

Source: Paul Hosford/Twitter

Still waiting for Mr Tatyo, but just found out his full name is Pat Tayto! Get it, sounds like Potato! What crisps are made off, mad.
— Aaron Chester-Nelson (@aaroncnelsonuk) October 22, 2010

Source: Aaron Nelson/Twitter

We put the question out to Twitter last year and it was chaos.

Blind chaos

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Mr. Tayto said he's coming to our rockshow TONIGHT in the MERCANTILE! He'll be the giant crisp dancing at the front. pic.twitter.com/JX5CiVxCWD
— Wonder Villains (@WonderVillains) July 11, 2014

Source: Wonder Villains/Twitter

So, we had to settle this once and for all.

Tayto confirmed to DailyEdge.ie that Mr. Tayto is indeed, a spud.

But he’s not just any old spud. He’s…

The crispiest spud there is.

This is a loaded statement if there ever was one, we’ll leave you with it.

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Let's settle this once and for all - Mr Tayto is a potato, not a giant crisp

We have the truth.