Buffalo Wings
Crispy fried chicken wings tossed in a tangy, buttery hot sauce made from Frank's RedHot and butter — served with celery sticks and blue cheese (or ranch) dressing for dipping. Invented in 1964 at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, they have become one of America's most beloved snack foods.
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- chicken wings (flats and drumettes)
- Frank's RedHot sauce
- butter
- garlic
- celery sticks
- blue cheese or ranch dressing
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Anchor Bar, Buffalo, New York (the original, since 1964)
Duff's Famous Wings, Buffalo
Local sports bars and wings chains nationwide
Wingstop (chain), nationwide
Pluckers Wing Bar, Texas
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$12-20 for an order of 10-12
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- Boneless wings are not wings — they are chicken nuggets by another name. Order traditional bone-in wings for the authentic experience
- The sauce should be a specific ratio of Frank's RedHot to butter — too much butter and you lose the heat; too much hot sauce and you lose the richness
- Blue cheese dressing is the correct Buffalo-style accompaniment; ranch is acceptable but not traditional
foodDetail.culturalNotes
Buffalo wings were invented on October 3, 1964 by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York. According to legend, she fried chicken wing tips (considered throwaway scraps at the time) and tossed them in butter and hot sauce as a late-night snack for her son Dominic and his friends. The combination became an immediate hit. Buffalo wings became a national phenomenon through sports bars and Super Bowl parties, where they are now as obligatory as the game itself. Americans eat approximately 1.4 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl weekend alone.