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Anyone ever wondered why hot spicy Chicken wings are called Buffalo Wings when it doesn't come from Buffalo?

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    The wings comes from the chicken and Buffalo is a name of the sauce that they use, has nothing to do with NY..most ingredients are listed below that they use..=)

    Frank's Red Hot Sauce

    Frank's Xtra hot Sauce

    white vinegar

    butter

    garlic powder

    Dave's Insanity sauce

  • 5 years ago

    They were invented at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, except here in Buffalo we call them just chicken wings

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    No I never wondered that because they come from Buffalo New York originally.

  • Smiley
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Buffalo New York...herein lays your answer;

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_wing

    Ever wonder why KFC doesn't sell Chicken Ribs? They could double as a tooth pick when you're done eating. Maybe market them as Buffalo Ribs? Lol.

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  • 9 years ago

    I sure have but I think it came from these being extra large wings so they could be at big as buffalo.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Yeh i always s stay eating buffalo wings and ask how they got there name when it from chicken lls I

  • TEC
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    They were invented in Buffalo,NY

  • _
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    the anchor bar, a place in buffalo ny was the place that invented them.

  • they were first made in Buffalo NY.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Oh my we would be in so much doo if Buffalo's flew, LOL.

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