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Should there be a mention of the vegetarian analogue of buffalo wings? Smeggysmeg ( talk) 00:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Agreed. I have never heard or seen a vegetarian Buffalo wing. — Preceding
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63.230.195.223 (
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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)
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)
are buffalo wings actually made from real buffalos?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.108.120.98 ( talk) 04:20, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
The Poutine example - its more like if there was no article for french fries and anyone looking it up got redirected to poutine. Tehw1k1 ( talk) 11:54, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Pfft. Buffalo wings are the reason there is an entry for chicken wings. Other than an anatomical mention of an appendicular limb of the chicken, Buffalo-style wings created widespread interest in wings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.230.195.223 ( talk) 05:39, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
I agree, this redirect should not be there. There are plenty of other styles of chicken wings. This article on Buffalo wings should make it clearer that Buffalo refers to the specific hot "buffalo" sauce. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.172.145.182 ( talk) 04:21, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
Is it true that wings used to be thrown away or used for stock? I had always preferred the wing when we had fried chicken, before I had ever heard of Buffalo wings. I find it hard to believe any part of the chicken was ever thrown away traditionally. Not even the feet. But the idea of putting them in hot sauce is nothing I head about until 1980. And the idea of not breading them before deep frying them was new to me until then also. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.249.246.183 ( talk) 16:12, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
I find it very strange that there are no articles on wikipedia about hot wings or prepared chicken wings in general, especially considering just how ridiculously specific this article is. 142.167.9.205 ( talk) 05:00, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
eggxactly "That was a joke"
What did the slow tomato say to fast tomato? Wait so I can Ketchup "That was a joke" Kk bad boy ( talk) 18:45, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
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)
Removed as this is quoted verbatim from copyrighted sources. [2] Rewrite it if you believe this is encyclopaedic quality information. •Λmniarix• ( talk) 14:22, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
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)
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That sounds rather stupid. Anyone know the name she mentioned? Dream Focus 06:22, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
dont you think the article needs nutritional information like the average calories per dish? —Preceding
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77.42.184.81 (
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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)
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)
Sure, but just because something is referenced or even true does not make it relevant, unless you are some type of pedant who believes that any chicken wing ever served or eaten in or near Buffalo is a Buffalo wing. Heh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.160.16.253 ( talk) 23:40, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
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)
I disagree. The original and most prevalent use of "Buffalo" is with wings. Perhaps the use of the sauce with other chicken meat and in other dishes warrants a section in this article, but it doesn't deserve to share the title. Dukeofwulf ( talk) 14:54, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
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)
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/?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)
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)
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)
The "drumette" is the first segment of a chicken wing, closest to the body. It's called such because of it's visual similarity to a small chicken drumstick (drum-ette). The next segment is called the "flat", and the last segment is the "pointer" or "tip". The first two are the ones typically used for Buffalo and other similar wing recipes. Hope that helps. — Preceding
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47.42.167.33 (
talk) 08:03, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
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)
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)
The sauce list is incredibly random with some of the most common flavors missing. Additionally, some flavors are randomly capitolized when they don't need to be. Potential error?
Koharbuffalo (
talk) 04:19, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
It is utterly absurd that anyone searching for one of the most popular foodstuffs, across the globe, and almost every culture, is redirected to what is (outside the USA) a completely obscure regional method for cooking chicken wings.
Either there should be a separate chicken wing article, or this should be reworked almost entirely to include chicken wings, and perhaps list buffalo wings as one type of them - even as a very popular type in the US.
I realise this has been complained about before, but it seems that
A) these went no where,
B) these were made a long time ago.
I'll make a start at reworking the article over the next week or so.
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Should there be a mention of the vegetarian analogue of buffalo wings? Smeggysmeg ( talk) 00:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Agreed. I have never heard or seen a vegetarian Buffalo wing. — Preceding
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63.230.195.223 (
talk) 05:34, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
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)
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)
are buffalo wings actually made from real buffalos?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.108.120.98 ( talk) 04:20, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
The Poutine example - its more like if there was no article for french fries and anyone looking it up got redirected to poutine. Tehw1k1 ( talk) 11:54, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
Pfft. Buffalo wings are the reason there is an entry for chicken wings. Other than an anatomical mention of an appendicular limb of the chicken, Buffalo-style wings created widespread interest in wings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.230.195.223 ( talk) 05:39, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
I agree, this redirect should not be there. There are plenty of other styles of chicken wings. This article on Buffalo wings should make it clearer that Buffalo refers to the specific hot "buffalo" sauce. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.172.145.182 ( talk) 04:21, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
Is it true that wings used to be thrown away or used for stock? I had always preferred the wing when we had fried chicken, before I had ever heard of Buffalo wings. I find it hard to believe any part of the chicken was ever thrown away traditionally. Not even the feet. But the idea of putting them in hot sauce is nothing I head about until 1980. And the idea of not breading them before deep frying them was new to me until then also. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.249.246.183 ( talk) 16:12, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
I find it very strange that there are no articles on wikipedia about hot wings or prepared chicken wings in general, especially considering just how ridiculously specific this article is. 142.167.9.205 ( talk) 05:00, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
eggxactly "That was a joke"
What did the slow tomato say to fast tomato? Wait so I can Ketchup "That was a joke" Kk bad boy ( talk) 18:45, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
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)
Removed as this is quoted verbatim from copyrighted sources. [2] Rewrite it if you believe this is encyclopaedic quality information. •Λmniarix• ( talk) 14:22, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
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)
It currently reads:
That sounds rather stupid. Anyone know the name she mentioned? Dream Focus 06:22, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
dont you think the article needs nutritional information like the average calories per dish? —Preceding
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77.42.184.81 (
talk) 17:39, 28 November 2010 (UTC) Um. No.
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)
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)
Sure, but just because something is referenced or even true does not make it relevant, unless you are some type of pedant who believes that any chicken wing ever served or eaten in or near Buffalo is a Buffalo wing. Heh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.160.16.253 ( talk) 23:40, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
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)
I disagree. The original and most prevalent use of "Buffalo" is with wings. Perhaps the use of the sauce with other chicken meat and in other dishes warrants a section in this article, but it doesn't deserve to share the title. Dukeofwulf ( talk) 14:54, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
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)
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/?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)
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)
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)
The "drumette" is the first segment of a chicken wing, closest to the body. It's called such because of it's visual similarity to a small chicken drumstick (drum-ette). The next segment is called the "flat", and the last segment is the "pointer" or "tip". The first two are the ones typically used for Buffalo and other similar wing recipes. Hope that helps. — Preceding
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47.42.167.33 (
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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)
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)
The sauce list is incredibly random with some of the most common flavors missing. Additionally, some flavors are randomly capitolized when they don't need to be. Potential error?
Koharbuffalo (
talk) 04:19, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
It is utterly absurd that anyone searching for one of the most popular foodstuffs, across the globe, and almost every culture, is redirected to what is (outside the USA) a completely obscure regional method for cooking chicken wings.
Either there should be a separate chicken wing article, or this should be reworked almost entirely to include chicken wings, and perhaps list buffalo wings as one type of them - even as a very popular type in the US.
I realise this has been complained about before, but it seems that
A) these went no where,
B) these were made a long time ago.
I'll make a start at reworking the article over the next week or so.
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The article's lead states the Anchor Bar in Buffalo invent the Buffalo wing, sourced to the Time mag. article, while the section on Origins states there is a dispute as to who first invented the Buffalo wing. So is there is a general consensus that it indeed was the Anchor Bar or is their still significant dispute as to it's original origins. If the latter then the lead/intro should reflect that, rather then taking sides in favor of the Anchor Bar. Just because one reliable source (Time mag.) say the Anchor bar invented it does mean, does not mean we get to ignore of RS's that says it's disputed. -- Notcharliechaplin ( talk) 23:52, 10 August 2018 (UTC)