What better day to write about chicken wings than on the day before Super Bowl Sunday? Sunday…well it will be basically raining chicken wings all over the country. Here are few tidbits about “Wings” that you may not have known.
Buffalo wings originated in Buffalo, New York, where they are not called Buffalo wings, but just “wings” or “chicken wings.” they became famous and a staple of superbowls…after the Buffalo Bills appeared four consecutive years in the Super Bowl in the early 1990s.
Over 13.5 billion chicken wings will be sold through restaurants and groceries and still counting. According to the National Chicken Council’s Wing Report (who knew there was a wing report?) says that 1.25 billion chicken wings will be consumed on Super Bowl weekend , which equals more than 100 million pounds of chicken wings. Holy chicken wing.
If the 1.25 million chicken wings eaten on Super Bowl weekend were laid end to end, they would reach a quarter of the way to the moon or circle the Earth over two times. 23% of Super Bowl viewers eat chicken wings, which makes them the second most popular food item on Super Bowl Sunday after dips and spreads.
Buffalo wings were invented in 1964 by mistake. he most widely believed story about the creation of Buffalo wings is that Teressa Bellissmo invented them at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, NY when she received chicken wings instead of the chicken necks she had ordered. We’re sure happy about that delivery mistake.
