Buffalo wings are a delicious meal.

People in Buffalo, New York, were enjoying the hot and spicy wings long before Troy Aikman became the pitchman for Wingstop.

Most people feel that Teressa Bellissimo, who operated the Anchor Bar and first coated chicken wings in cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter in 1964, was the one who brought these wings into existence.

Calvin Trillin suggests that John Young, who was also from Buffalo, may have been the one who first introduced the concept of hot wings, along with his "mambo sauce."

Regardless of the circumstances, they originated in Buffalo, which, by the way, does not refer to them as Buffalo wings.

If you believe that eating wings at your kitchen table or while sitting on the sofa in front of the television constitutes the pinnacle of wing eating, you might reconsider.

The Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival is held annually on the weekend of Labor Day to highlight Buffalo's significant contribution to the pub grub of the United States.

People in Buffalo, New York, were enjoying the hot and spicy wings long before Troy Aikman became the pitchman for Wingstop.

Most people feel that Teressa Bellissimo, who formerly operated the Anchor Bar and was the first person to throw chicken wings in cayenne pepper hot sauce and butter in 1964, was the one who brought these wings into existence.

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