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Buffalo" wings were invented in the 1960s in Buffalo, N.Y.
Chicken wings can be served countless ways, from Buffalo wings to barbecue to garlic. But no matter how you serve them, eating wings can be something of a task. The diner needs to figure out get all the meat off the bone without making too much of a mess. But no matter how you eat them, one thing is for certain: there's nothing like a good hot wing. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Eating wings can be a messy business. Rolling up your sleeves will help keep the sauce off of your clothes. You don't want to leave the bar only to discover that your shirt is covered in blue cheese and hot sauce.
Separate the Bones
Most plates of "wings" are actually a combination of wings and legs. Legs are the drumsticks, and wings are the pieces with two bones. A lot of the meat on a wing is sandwiched between the two bones, and is tough to get to without making a mess or getting sauce all over your face. The trick is to grab hold of the smaller bone and pull it out of the wing. It will easily separate from the larger bone and the rest of the meat. Eat any meat leftover on the smaller bone, and then go to town on the rest of the wing.
Use Your Napkin Strategically
Collecting a big pile of used napkins is almost inevitable when you're eating wings, but eventually they start to get in your way. If you can avoid using your napkin so much, the table won't get cluttered up with sauce-covered scraps of paper. Use your napkin on your face, but not your hands. Just suck the sauce off your fingertips. You're eating with your hands anyway, so what's the difference? Anyone who gets offended has no business eating wings in the first place.
Stack the Bones Creatively
Wing joints always give you a plate to pile for the bones. While you could just drop the bones on the plate and forget about them, it's not nearly as satisfying as making a tower, or a log cabin. Finding a creative way to stack the bones makes it easier to keep track of how many wings you've eaten, and gives you a real sense of accomplishment when you're done.
