A Buffalo wing in American cuisine is an unbreaded chicken wing section that is generally deep-fried, then coated or dipped in a sauce consisting of a vinegar-based cayenne pepper hot sauce and melted butter prior to serving. They are traditionally served hot, along with celery sticks and carrot sticks, and a dip of blue cheese dressing or, primarily outside of New York, ranch dressing. Buffalo wings are named for Buffalo, New York, where they were invented, and have no relation to the animal. They are often called simply chicken wings, hot wings, or just wings.
Buffalo wings with blue cheese dressing
A United States Coast Guard cook preparing Buffalo wings in the galley of USCGC Bertholf (2009)
Buffalo wings with garlic dip and celery, along with a glass of Coca-Cola.
Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world. Owing to the relative ease and low cost of raising chickens—in comparison to mammals such as cattle or hogs—chicken meat and chicken eggs have become prevalent in numerous cuisines.
Whole chickens for sale in a public market
Chicken wings being barbecued
Fried chicken
Oven-roasted chicken with lemon and rosemary