Buffalo wings

Buffalo chicken wings, or Buffalo wings as they are more commonly known, were first prepared at the Anchor Bar on Main Street in Buffalo, New York in 1964. Teressa Bellisimo, co-owner of the Anchor Bar with her husband Frank, had the idea of deep frying them, soaking them in hot sauce and serving them to their bar patrons with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing.

At the time of their creation, chicken wings were a part of the chicken typically thrown away or used for soup. The Buffalo chicken wing began life as a free bar treat to encourage Anchor Bar customers to buy more drinks and has grown into a worldwide appetizer and snack phenomenon.

Buffalo wings are deep fried chicken wing sections (called flats and drums) coated in a cayenne pepper based sauce with other seasonings. To this day they are often served with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing on the side.

Two good places to get wings in the Buffalo area are the (still operating) Anchor Bar, and a bar and restaurant called Duffs. Although rumor has it that no local Buffalonian has ever eaten at the Anchor bar.