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Should there be a mention of the vegetarian analogue of buffalo wings? Smeggysmeg (talk) 00:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No. No there shouldn't. 75.185.161.15 (talk) 00:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chicken wing -> Buffalo wings??!?

Why does chicken wing redirects here? I (and most people outside US) have never had Buffalo wings and am just looking for infos on the wings, certainly not an unimportant dish (to my non-US mind) made with chicken wings. --antilived^{T | C | G} 09:52, 3 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. It's just one flavour, and judging by the archives the only people who care are people from Buffalo. Get rid of the article and start an article on bar wings of various flavours and styles. Kyujuni (talk) 23:27, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

However, using that reasoning, articles like Poutine, Cream tea and many other articles should be removed as well. After all, they are also regional or national specialties that many people may not experience in their daily lives. Shinerunner (talk) 11:19, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

are buffalo wings actually made from real buffalos?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.108.120.98 (talk) 04:20, 2 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Statement

In Buffalo wings are ALWAYS served with celery and blue cheese? Sure you have a source but it is little more than an ad. It is trustworthy? Do you think they did a study and found that there has never been a time that wings have been served in Buffalo without both celery and blue cheese? Just because you can find a site that make a sweeping generalization doesn't mean it has the credibility to be in an encyclopedia. 75.191.157.40 (talk) 09:22, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're correct about the statement too sweeping and broad. I live in the Buffalo area and the place I get wings from serves them with mini-carrot sticks and blue cheese. Shinerunner (talk) 12:38, 18 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article, at least at this time, says that Buffalo Wings are traditionally served with bleu cheese and celery sticks. It in no way says that is how they are always served, just how they are TRADITIONALLY served. Some restaurants do use carrot sticks in addition to celery, or as a replacement (largely because they keep longer). That does not change the way it is traditionally served however. Jojuko (talk) 11:41, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ranch? RANCH?

I have taken the liberty to remove mention of ranch dressing as a traditional side for Buffalo wings. I know that there are parts of the country where this may be common, but blue cheese is THE traditional side - along with, of course, celery - for Buffalo wings. There are parts of the country where people commonly dip their PIZZA in ranch dressing (hell, I think they'll dip just about anything in it), but I don't think you're going to find it listed as a traditional pizza item in any reputable source. Speaking of sources, I could find no mention of ranch dressing in the source cited for that particular statement. 209.183.51.45 (talk) 09:18, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure who it is that is reinserting ranch dressing into the statement about traditional sides. I challenge whoever it is to show me where in the reference cited it mentions ranch dressing as a traditional side.

How about I save you some time? The following is a direct quote from said reference:

"Chicken wings in Buffalo are always served with cut celery and Bleu Cheese."

BTW...the source is the Anchor Bar (where the Buffalo wing was invented), so I'm pretty sure that they know of what they speak. 166.183.39.52 (talk) 11:06, 20 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I just removed the mention of ranch being traditionally served with wings. It is not supported by the source, and is also completely untrue. Jojuko (talk) 05:37, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Removed mention of ranch being a popular alternative, traditional side. In a sentence about what is traditional it has no place and no source. This is an article about buffalo wings and ranch dressing has as much place here as steak-ums on the philly steak article. Both may be popular alternatives, but are not the traditional way of serving.Jojuko (talk) 16:32, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I grew up in the south where Buffalo Wings are always served with Ranch Dressing. I will refrain from reentering it into the text until I can find sourced material on this subject. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.252.250.6 (talk) 22:55, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Buffalo wings are named after the city of Buffalo, where they were invented. Buffalo is in New York state, not the South. If I make country fried steak covered with grape jelly it still doesn't change how it is TRADITIONALLY made.Jojuko (talk) 08:48, 22 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

But since chicken wings (Inexplicably IMO) redirect here, regional variants should be included. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.181.195.10 (talk) 14:32, 14 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. The fact that chicken wings redirects here has nothing to do with the subject of the article. If you want to have a list of regional dishes using the chicken wing, then write an entry on chicken wings. Jojuko (talk) 11:41, 24 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WHAT? No RECIPE!

This entry clearly limns the downside of Wikipedia. There is neither a gloss of a recipe, nor links to recipes. Why?69.232.157.143 (talk) 17:55, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia only lists encyclopedic content in the articles themselves (for reference, see What Wikipedia is not), but we have a sister project called Wikibooks which has a cookbook project for recipes. Currently, there is only a listing for a Buffalo Chicken Sandwich. There isn't a listing for Buffalo wings there or we would probably link to it. You can add a Buffalo wings recipe by clicking here. Hmmm...getting hungry. :)
⋙–Berean–Hunter—► ((⊕)) 19:24, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Details about the chicken (meat) itself?

I'm thinking a relevant piece of information that could be included in this article is information about the actual chicken parts themselves ("wingettes" and "drumettes"?) I've always wanted to know if these were solely harvested from a specific maturation stage of the chickens, or if they were from specific species/breeds of chicken. Perhaps there are specific 'buffalo wing breeds' that are preferred over the type of chicken used for larger wings/drumsticks? Also - were there any details about the breeding/maturation process that might be relevant (IE - are they only fed certain types of grains? Are there different "grades" of buffalo-wing-chicken). Do farms specialize in raising buffalo wing chickens, or are they a byproduct of something else (reject runt chickens from the main stock for example)?
Domesticated om (talk) 05:51, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good...let us know what you find out! 166.128.140.230 (talk) 04:07, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There are no chickens bred for wings as of yet, or a specific stage, it is harvested the same time as the rest of the bird. When you buy chicken breast or legs, it still had wings while the bird was alive. It was a use for the chicken wings that were unmarketable other than for soup stock. They were free from most butchers and bars could turn around and provide them free to patrons, much like nuts or popcorn. There are three parts to a chicken wing, the drumette, straight, and tip are there proper names. If it has a single bone and looks like a drumstick it is a drumette. If the wing is flat with two bones it is the straight, not a wingette. The tip is the final piece and is not used as it is little but skin and bones. Jojuko (talk) 06:03, 4 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The spicy lunchtime encounter

US President Barack Obama was taken by surprise by the advances of an admirer during an impromptu visit to a restaurant in New York state. The spicy lunchtime encounter took place in New York state at Duff's Famous Wings. Diner Luann Haley stopped Mr Obama in his tracks with her comment: "You're a hottie with a smokin' little body." The president hugged the 45-year-old but warned that First Lady Michelle Obama would be watching. With a glance at the TV cameras, Ms Haley said: "That's all right. Hi, Michelle - eat your heart out!"

Removed as this is quoted verbatim from copyrighted sources.[1] Rewrite it if you believe this is encyclopaedic quality information. •Λmniarix• (talk) 14:22, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Out of place

This sentence is out of place under the history section. Buffalo wings are used in competitive eating events, such as Philadelphia's Wing Bowl and at the National Buffalo Wing Festival. It's not related to the previous statements, and I can't find a better place to put it. --Cflare (talk) 18:41, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why not mention the name she mentioned? Don't censor things

It currently reads:

Teressa Belissimo cooked a batch before the camera, and mentioned that she was using a certain hot sauce brand hot sauce by name.

That sounds rather stupid. Anyone know the name she mentioned? Dream Focus 06:22, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it's a little bit weird that I see no direct mention of Frank's Red Hot anywhere in the article. These days, all sorts of restaurant owners have their own varieties, but the classic Buffalo wing is made with Frank's Red Hot and butter. Currently the only hint at that fact for readers is in that Frank's is in the name of a couple of the references. I'm not sure I'd call it "censorship". I'm sure it was just intended to avoid what looked like a product endorsement. It's just that, in this case, it's more encyclopedic to actually say it. 139.57.100.63 (talk) 15:11, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]