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"  We don&amp;#039;t yet know which team will win the Super Bowl this year, but one thing is for certain: there will be wings. How exactly did the buffalo chicken wing become a football staple and a symbol of Americana? It turns out these popular wings are less than 50 years old. According to articles in Time and The New Yorker, there is no disputing that the buffalo chicken wing was invented in Buffalo, New York, in 1964. That information is backed up by an official Buffalo city document from 1977 that declares July 29 the city&amp;#039;s official Chicken Wing Day. The document references the restaurant that is credited with the invention of the buffalo wing, Anchor Bar. The Anchor Bar started as a family-run restaurant, owned by Frank and Teressa Bellissimo. Teressa came up with the recipe, drenching the wings in her own special sauce and serving them with blue cheese and celery because that&amp;#039;s what she had on hand at the time. More From Delish: 7 Must-Try Hot Wings But why did Teressa Bellissimo make the recipe for wings? According to Frank Bellissimo, it was an accident. The restaurant received a shipment of wings by mistake and was forced to do something with them, thus the buffalo chicken wing was born. Dominic, Frank and Teressa&amp;#039;s son, tells the story a little differently. In his version, the wings were a spur-of-the-moment midnight snack invented by his mother for him and a few of his friends who were there drinking. Time points out that both stories could be true. Perhaps Teressa was experimenting with the accidental wing shipment and served them as a midnight snack to her son and his friends. The popularity of wings spread across the country in the mid-1980s. The Bellissimo family promoted their hot sauce and wings nationwide, bringing America&amp;#039;s attention to fried chicken&amp;#039;s miniature and spicy cousin. According to The National Chicken Council, McDonald&amp;#039;s began selling Might Wings in 1990, bringing more fame to the wing. More From Delish: Mouth on Fire! The Hottest Buffalo Wings Money Can Buy So what&amp;#039;s the link to football? The buffalo chicken wing got a lot of coverage when the Buffalo Bills played in the Super Bowl four years in a row from 1990-1993, and a connection was born. While Buffalo Wing day is celebrated every year on July 29, Super Bowl Sunday will always be considered a wing day of sorts. Are you planning to eat buffalo chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday? If you want to make your own this year, check out our collection of chicken wing recipes. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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