Ozette potatoes were a staple crop in the diet of the Makah nation for over two hundred years in the Pacific Northwest. The name Ozette was given as an homage to one of the villages of the Makah nation located near Neah Bay where the potato was first grown in North America. Traditionally, they prepared the Ozette potato by roasting it in a fire pit and serving it with shellfish, rabbit, birds, deer, and berries.