From national chicken wing eating competitions to fast food chains racing to add wings to their menus, chicken wings are a well-established American dish. But before these poultry delicacies were fried and enjoyed on game days, they were once considered discardable leftovers. Nowadays, the popularity of chicken wings is undeniable.
The projected that Americans would eat 1.45 billion wings while watching the Super Bowl in 2024. Meanwhile, led to major success for the brand, increasing the chain's digital and delivery sales.
However, it wasn't until the 1960s that chicken wings as we most often recognize them — deep fried and sauced up — were first served in Buffalo, New York. Prior to the debut of Buffalo wings as we know them, chicken wings were mostly used for making soup stock or otherwise thrown out. Who is responsible for the creation of Buffalo wings (and thus, the popularization of chicken wings as a dish more broadly) is still debated today.
How chicken wings got started Although the first plate of Buffalo-style chicken wings was served in the '60s in Buffalo, New York (more on that in a minute), there's evidence that chicken wings were served as a dish about a century before that. Keep in mind, they did not look (or likely taste) like the delicious game-day treats we know now. The has a menu from July 1, 1857 from the local Clarendon Hotel which lists "Chicken Wings, fried" as one of its entree items.
The museum is also in possession of a recipe published by the B.
