Talk:Buffalo wing

message: Should there be a mention of the vegetarian analogue of buffalo wings? Smeggysmeg (talk) 00:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No.  No there shouldn't. 75.185.161.15 (talk) 00:57, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Probably referring to buffalo cauliflower, I think it warrants a mention as an alternative preparation, they're quite clearly inspired by this dish. 72.39.35.188 (talk) 12:20, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Morningstar Farms product

message: 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. --antilivedT | C | G 09:52, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that buffalo wings are just one flavor of chicken wings, but buffalo wings themselves are a not-insignificant part of modern culture. Therefore, while some edits are worth discussion, I think buffalo wings in and of themselves still justify their own, much more targeted, article. Slackmaster K 07:50, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

text: 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)

text: they are made from crunchy, raw, un-boned, real dead buffalo. 75.191.151.75 (talk) 00:37, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

text: I agree with several other commentators in this section and other sections that the redirect isn't a good choice as there are multiple methods of preparing chicken wings. Firstly, even if it is buffalo wings were what popularised the preparation of chicken wings and they were simply thrown away before, the fact that there are many different preparations now means the redirect is no longer appropriate. It isn't the 60s. Second, as others have also expressed, I fairly doubt it's true that the wings were always thrown away and never prepared before buffalo wings. Perhaps the wings from smaller chickens like those normally I think used for buffalo wings were used less often in the US, but even in the US I would be surprised if KFC and other fried chicken stores weren't always selling chicken wings. Third, even if it is true that buffalo wings started the preparation of wings as food and they weren't e.g. used even for fried chicken in the US, it's still very unlikely they weren't used in other cuisines e.g. Chinese and a number of other Asian cuisines. The Chicken (food) article I linked to does mention chicken wings albeit only very briefly and mentions buffalo wings as the only example. It needs work, but it's still probably the best target at the moment. BTW I have left the redirects from Hot wings and Hot wing although IMO they too should be retargeted. Nil Einne (talk) 19:18, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  supports the idea that chicken wings were already used for fried chicken in the US although buffalo wings may have helped their spread, particularly as a finger food around Superbowl time. Also, forgot to mention, but the discarding of wings would only be something that would happen when food began to be in more abudance. Nil Einne (talk) 19:32, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

text: Agreed that chicken wing shouldn't redirect here. It should redirect to cut of poultry. Though it's true that Buffalo wings are a common style of preparation in the US, the primary sense of the term remains the cut itself. --Macrakis (talk) 21:21, 21 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Buffalo wings IMO are a subset, in that they denote wings that are unbreaded and usually but not always double fried, and with a franks and butter sauce.  What's the origin of breaded chicken wings?  I think wings that are breaded with many choices of sauce qualifies as a different dish than strictly unbreaded wings with buffalo sauce. 72.39.35.188 (talk) 12:26, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Chicken wing]] -> [[Buffalo wings]]??!? 

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Statement

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: WHAT? No RECIPE!

message: 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)
replies: text: Sounds good...let us know what you find out! 166.128.140.230 (talk) 04:07, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title: Details about the chicken (meat) itself?

message: :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. Rewrite it if you believe this is encyclopaedic quality information. •Λmniarix• (talk) 14:22, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: The spicy lunchtime encounter

message: 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)
thread_title:  Out of place 

message: 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)
replies: text: 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)
thread_title:  Why not mention the name she mentioned?  Don't censor things 

message: buffalo wings refers to trying to imitate how wings are cooked in buffalo, wings refers to the real thing. no?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.180.160.183 (talk) 00:02, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Call them just "wings"? 

message: No way wings made with this "mambo sauce" crap can be considered "Buffalo Wings" (or "Wings" in Western NY), the sauce needs to be Frank's & Butter or a redhot sauce similar to Frank's  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.230.251.71 (talk) 19:01, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That's great, man (or woman), but you can't remove referenced information just because you don't like it--GroovySandwich 20:48, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Mambo sauce" on wings IS NOT "Buffalo Wings" 

message: Should the page title exist as "Buffalo wings" instead of "Buffalo chicken?" Arguably, wings are no more common than other preparations, such as tenders. The title loses specificity, but gains inclusiveness. Now, dishes from buffalo chicken pizza to buffalo chicken grinders exist. Why not recognize these foods are all part of the same buffalo family?
Bdresser (talk) 18:01, 31 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page title too specific 

message: Effort for alternative names can be expanded and improved. For example in an area of western Pennsylvania they are known as wing dings.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Richie678992 (talk • contribs) 19:30, 5 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why not make more effort for alternative names? 

message: The article's summary box lists "Teressa and Frank Bellissimo" as the creators of this dish, but in the history section it refers to "Teressa Lenz." I looked at a few of the sources, and couldn't find any reference to the last name Lenz. I also looked at the linked article for Frank Lenz, and it doesn't appear to be related. I went back and looked at the revisions, and found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buffalo_wing&diff=prev&oldid=482778515. It looks like this edit wasn't legitimate, since I'm also able to find references on Google to John Young related to wings, but all references to a Danial Gorsky appear to be plagiarized from this article. I reversed these changes. Dukeofwulf (talk) 15:11, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Good call; thanks for fixing it!  Powers T 19:20, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bellissimo or Lenz? 

message: I am going to remove the tv section if there is no objection here. The Today Show reference is not annotated and claims that Buffalo Wings were first mentioned on the Today show sometime "in the 80's"-- doesn't seem specific enough to merit inclusion.  The couple of sentences regarding the Buffalo Sports teams drawing attention to the cuisine of Buffalo can easily be moved into the body of the article eliminating any real need for a "TV" section in this article.  I am putting my future edit in this talk column to solicit other opinions of editors who care about this article. If there is a compelling reason for a TV section then I will not remove it. Thanks.Chekit (talk) 22:43, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  The television section is extraneous. 

message: My dictionary doesn't know these words.  Are these real things? if they are, how come there is no wikipedia article on them?  WHAT ARE THEY???  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.172.145.182 (talk) 04:27, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  wingette?  drumette? 

message: Couldn't the name "Buffalo" come from the Mexican hot sauce called Búfalo sauce? I gather that this is a modern brand name of a sauce that's been around a while. Perhaps it's vice versa though. Still, seems like an odd coincidence....and Buffalo wings always struck me a more Southwestern in style than Northeastern. .45Colt 09:18, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Pretty sure that they came from the city they were made in... *facepalm* --Chethin (talk) 22:15, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: What would you say "Northeastern" style food is?--Mapsfly (talk) 00:37, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Búfalo wings? 

message: I did add ranch to the variation of wings to the potato chips section as ranch is the preferred among the western coast as the dipping sauce and many manufacturers do make the combination in conjunction with the blue cheese, I also added the fact that, whole wings are common, to the section providing the variation, as well as two sauces that have gained popularity over the last several years Habenero and Ghost Pepper. 71.49.172.125 (talk) 09:56, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ranch added to Variations 

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