[Margaret Pilkington]

I am not a great fan of garlic.....though I do accept it has some wonderful medical potential(antibacterial, antiviral..helps heart health etc) I do use it but infrequently as I do not cook (or eat) very many foreign foods.......I do make a mean risotto and that has a suspicion of garlic in it......but that is where my foray into foreign food ends.

tater hash is a good old fashioned dish...which (in my opinion FWIW) needs no fancy culinary intervention.....I don't think it can be improved by these additions.
The only way you can improve it is to have another plateful.