First Fried Buffalo Wings

Buffalo

Although deep-fried wings have long been a staple of Southern cooking, the popular Buffalo Wing was created in 1964 when co-owner of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, Teressa Bellissimo, dunked her unbreaded fried chicken wings in hot sauce.

 

NY Firsts - Anchor Bar
The original Anchor Bar in Buffalo. Image courtesy of Visit Buffalo and Niagara.

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The Anchor Bar today, Buffalo. Photo by Wally Gobetz, via Flickr.
NY Firsts - Buffalo Chicken Wings