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Americans will eat 1.35 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl

Abigail Constantino | aconstantino@wtop.com

January 31, 2018, 4:17 PM

This Nov. 16, 2015 photo shows hands off party wings with cilantro sour cream dip and honey sriracha in Concord, N.H. These wings require almost no effort from you. The secret is baking powder. The baking powder reacts with the skin, helping to draw out moisture. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)(AP/Matthew Mead)

WASHINGTON — Americans love chicken wings and will eat billions of it during the Super Bowl, a trade association report said.

The National Chicken Council’s Chicken Wing Report projects that chicken wing consumption during the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots will rise to a staggering 1.35 billion. That’s a lot of wings.

Here are some fun tidbits on this favorite, shareable snack.

to pdown view of chicken wing party platter made to share with four different flavors and ranch dipping sauce
Ranch reigns supreme More than 59 percent of U.S. adults eat chicken wings with ranch dressing, according to a 2017 poll. The second-most popular sauce is a tie between barbecue and hot sauce (48 percent). Honey mustard came in at 33 percent and blue cheese at 33 percent. (Thinkstock)
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This Nov. 16, 2015 photo shows hands off party wings with cilantro sour cream dip and honey sriracha in Concord, N.H. These wings require almost no effort from you. The secret is baking powder. The baking powder reacts with the skin, helping to draw out moisture. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Boneless vs. bone-in When it comes to bone or no bone, the 2017 Chicken Wing Report found that people prefer to eat chicken wings the traditional way — bone-in. Sixty percent like their wings with bones, up by 6 percent from 2015. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
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This Nov. 16, 2015 photo shows hands off party wings with cilantro sour cream dip and honey sriracha in Concord, N.H. These wings require almost no effort from you. The secret is baking powder. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Where to get wings All places selling wings will likely experience an uptick during Super Bowl week, but the majority of wings will be purchased from restaurants, a National Chicken Council report finds. Here’s where to find the best wings in the area. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
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Spicy Homemade Buffalo Wings with Dip and Beer
Buffalo chicken wings: A brief history There are two main claimants to the title of Buffalo Chicken Wings inventor. One story goes that in 1964, chicken wings were delivered to the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, instead of chicken necks that were used to in cooking spaghetti sauce. The bar’s proprietor Teressa Bellissimo, cooked up the wings as an appetizer so as not to waste them, the Smithsonian reported. However, Teressa’s son Dominic said that the spicy wing came about when he asked his mother to whip something up for him and his friends when they were drinking, a Time article said. Another version attributes the origin of the Buffalo chicken recipe to John Young, who served it at his restaurant, Young’s Wings ‘n Things. (Thinkstock)
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Chicken wings, football, beer: A love triangle It’s complicated. Chicken wings’ spice leads to more beer sales. More TVs in sports bars means more sports-watching with friends, which leads to food you can share with friends (i.e. chicken wings). So, that’s chicken wings = beer = sports = TV = chicken wings. (Thinkstock)
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to pdown view of chicken wing party platter made to share with four different flavors and ranch dipping sauce
This Nov. 16, 2015 photo shows hands off party wings with cilantro sour cream dip and honey sriracha in Concord, N.H. These wings require almost no effort from you. The secret is baking powder. The baking powder reacts with the skin, helping to draw out moisture. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
This Nov. 16, 2015 photo shows hands off party wings with cilantro sour cream dip and honey sriracha in Concord, N.H. These wings require almost no effort from you. The secret is baking powder. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
Spicy Homemade Buffalo Wings with Dip and Beer
Will you be celebrating or drowning your sorrows while filling out an application for political asylum on Tuesday night? (Thinkstock)

 

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

aconstantino@wtop.com

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