All this week I'm going to be featuring "American" items that I found in a European grocery store (Lidl) during a sale they had featuring American products.
The chicken wing is another food that I can't argue that it's American tradition. Just about every historical text I've found claims that the BBQ/Buffalo style of chicken wing originated new Buffalo New York. After that the history goes in several different directions with more than one place taking credit for the creation.
One could argue that cooking chicken wings is not an American creation, but that's pretty obvious. The part that makes these "American" is the sauce. How the sauce is applied and the ingredients are most certainly an American invention. Similar to caramel corn, I'm surprised more places around the world have not adopted chicken wings into their diet. It's the kind of food any country could customize to their own taste, without loosing the spirit of the original.
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