Who Really Created the Buffalo Chicken Wing?

Weird History Food is going to get messy with this saucy history of the Buffalo Wing. Nobody needs to dispute that Buffalo Wings started in Buffalo, New York, but really who was the first person to create the Buffalo Wing? Get some extra napkins and maybe a wet wipe, but this spicy video has all you need to know about hot wings and more.
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[@newcheesegrater]

Always found the narrator's voice to be a delight. It feels like I'm hearing a 50s-60s commercial.

[@TurbulenttJuice]

And after listening to hundreds of videos, his voice becomes comforting and familiar.

[@Excessive_complaining]

Reminds me of watching the food network with my grandma, unwrapped comes to mind.

[@Lupine.]

Me: "I bet he looks like John Wayne mixed with Walter Cronkite." Actuality: Filipino guy with dreadlocks and a beard. (Probably)

[@blondie9293]

Lol I won't watch these programs if the have the girl narrate. No offense just don't like her voice so much

[@GuntherVerheugen]

Maybe its just so good because the female voice is so extremly bad. But then again i cant complain, seems good enough and not annoying

[@giraffesinc.2193]

'The competition must have been stiff ...' This narrator is fantastic! Deadpan humor at its best!

[@CarlosRodriguez-dd4sb]

Many years ago, I remember being in upstate NY at a bar and getting Buffalo wings for $0.10 each. The Bartender pulled them out of the fryer, tossed them into a pan with butter an Frank's. Last I saw, BWW was charging $2.00 each. Damn those were fun days!

[@jamesmcmahonii8433]

We'd go to a place called Casey's every Sunday. They did all you can eat wings. Sit there and eat BBQ all day.

[@everylastcrumb]

Would love those prices back hahah

[@charlesbaldo]

I live in Western NY. There are still bars that will give them and pizza away on a packed Sunday afternoon watching football. But yeah, it’s ridiculous at BWW I have eaten many times at anchor bar

[@AshleyxVlogs]

there used to be a place in my hometown that did .25 wing Wednesdays that was the best! now i'm lucky to find like an 8 piece meal under $15 somewhere 😂

[@seanwebb605]

I don't even understand how they breed boneless chickens.

[@christophercole8114]

My thought as someone who spent the majority of his life in WNY and has been to many of the best wing establishments there, my suggestion would be to give John Young the credit for making the wing more than just a throw-away piece of the chicken and, to a degree, making it a palatable local dish. Give the Anchor Bar credit for pioneering what the chicken wing has become (and no, a "Buffalo Wing" is not an authentic Buffalo wing) as in separating it into drums and flats and taking it beyond WNY's borders.

[@videostarlet]

History Channel talked about this in "The Food that Built America." I saw that episode about a week ago. So this is pretty cool.

[@muppetsretrofan8873]

Buffalo Wings are good [albeit I can only handle mild, and low levels of spice. Funny considering I can handle Rico's Nacho Sauce and Pepper Jack Cheese], and the lore behind buffalo wings sure is spicy [🥁]! Speaking of food lore, Weird History, a video on Domino's Pizza and all the crazy stuff that's happened would be really cool, especially if you tackle the mascots. There's already wild stories with The Noid, but I feel like Donny Domino [who is technically still around, but only in walkaround form] should also be talked about, with the Ollie VS Domino's Pizza Inc lawsuit surrounding him. I'd also like to see Jack In The Box's history, especially the 1970s era with the animated characters [voiced by Paul Winchell, the voice of Tigger], and how the company bounced back from the infamous 1993 E Coli Outbreak.

[@NASCARFAN93100]

When life gives you wings, Eat them with delight.

[@Sniperboy5551]

“The competition must’ve been stiff” 💀 This is why I love this channel

[@theupliftchannel]

Love this channel. It’s not a bar food but I’ve always wanted to know how Munchos Potato Chips are made.

[@nazmulahmed5853]

Omg that’s our fav chips

[@nollypolly]

Omg I haven't had them in years and completely forgot about them! I'd imagine they're made in a similar way that Pringles are (i.e. not an actual slice of potato but a mash).

[@theupliftchannel]

@@nollypolly you’re right. They probably are. For quite awhile I didn’t see them so I thought they were discontinued but a few years ago they popped back up here in Maryland. They are saltier than I remember but then again so am I! Lol

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

It has something to do with "vacuum", as far as they're made... and, "Munchos" have gone the way of "Fiddle Faddle" and "Screaming Yellow Zonkers"... 😮

[@theupliftchannel]

@@giuseppelogiurato5718 I see fiddle faddle from time to time at dollar tree. Not sure about screaming yellow zonkers

[@julieneff9408]

The real question: Drums or flats? I'm team flats.

[@SkylarTrahan]

Drums

[@makingroceries77]

Thank you for doing this episode! I requested it! So excited! The best part...my favorite narrator! 🙏☮️❤️

[@giraffesinc.2193]

Best narrator, and thanks for requesting it!!!!

[@makingroceries77]

@@giraffesinc.2193 yes I totally agree, and thank you! 😊☮️🙏

[@Xzorton]

Duffs Char-BBQ. Or Bar Bill. Both great. Heck any of the 500+ local pizza places wings are generally solid!

[@saqueas]

Right?! You have multiple options even within a square mile in WNY

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Awesome topic! I wondered why they were called buffalo chicken wings.

[@kandipiatkowski8589]

I'm not sure if you have done a video on it yet or not, but since you asked for bar food suggestions, how about pretzels? I love the hot soft pretzels best (plain with generous amount of liquid cheese sauce), but do enjoy the crispy ones too.

[@jeremysmalls7186]

Excellent video

[@michaelduttry182]

Lived just south of Buffalo NY for 30 years. Love the beef on weck with a little horseradish .

[@mikehudsonrocks9585]

A local guy (Brantford, Ontario) used to challenge people to eat his "Dumba@@" wing. Couldn't measure the heat. Some people literally left in ambulances after a couple bites. I was at his shop to get takeout one time and he actually was preparing said wing for a challenger. Staff were wearing towels over their mouths. I had to temporarily leave until the air cleared somewhat. Tears, voided air, etc. The challenger bit into the first wing.. "You call this hot?!?" LOL!!!

[@melissacooper8724]

Did he have his challengers sign a waiver before trying his wings?

[@Aldo_raines]

It’s thought that Dominoes wings led to folks dipping their pizza in Ranch dressing.

[@michellemire8462]

The delivery of this narrator is always on point! No hate to others but he is on par with "aLegendly" Simon Whisler in my opinion

[@btetschner]

@5:02 When I worked as a CNA (Certified Nurse's Aide) and MA (Medication Aide) at the Waterford, our facility went to Buffalo Wild Wing's to watch UFC fights. The Waterford is an assisted living facility around the Lincoln, Nebraska area.

[@caseysmith544]

My mom's hometown Dunkirk NY has the beat wings at Pizza Village that are proper Anchor like wings in Mild, Hot and Extra Hot, where the sauce is runny as well as a BBQ that has a Hot and Extra Hot. I like the standard in a hot and it can end up being sticky too on some of the wings the sauce dripped off of onto the others. The Extra Hot is like a Dominos Nuclear or Pizza Hut Atomic.

[@alanrowley6402]

Dunkirk is is great Jamestown Is better

[@Beyonder369]

The length of time it took me to figure out the perplexing origin of how buffalo wings are made. Especially never running across any Buffalo in New York as a kid.

[@makingroceries77]

Could you please do an episode on how Quaker Steak and Lube got started? Thank you! 🙏☮️❤️

[@Chron-sl4nd]

"Steak" or "State"?

[@user-dk5vj2br1o]

Of course im out of friggin spicy chicken nuggets!😢 thanx for remindin me to add on grocery list!😂

[@CampusBuffalo]

Kudos for uncovering the John Young story! That is largely known here in Buffalo thanks to the work of Buffalo Bike Tours!

[@chriss1757]

It was heavily featured on "Foods That Built America" on the History Channel earlier this year, I don't think they had to dig too hard.

[@rci30]

There is a HUGE difference between a Delicious chicken WING and then what is known as the Buffalo Wing. To name just a few... The Cut or served as a whole. Another, the spice and vingar ratio. Yet another is the accompanying of bleu cheese and chilled vegetables (celery and carrots). John Young made a Chicken Wing delicious. The similarity ends there. You have 1 chicken breast. Chicken fried chicken is Much different than Chicken piccata. Its chicken, the style is how the food is prepared and presented. John Young - delicious Chicken Wing Anchor Bar - delicious Buffalo Wings

[@chrisdragnet722]

@@rci30 The Blue Cheese and veggies werent served at the Anchor Bar when the wife first served them. Young served a whole Chicken wing in Buffalo with a sauce.

[@lancehammons5918]

The guy who actually created them has a restaurant over in Danville, il

[@scottmansfield626]

Don't let the propaganda fool you. The mighty Bison created Buffalo wings.

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

KID: Since when did a buffalo got wings,dad? DAD: When someone got hungry

[@melissacooper8724]

Woman( commenting on the Buffalo wings) : Tastes like chicken! Me: It is chicken, you knumbskull!

[@catherineblue5607]

I love this narrator!!!!❤

[@Merylstreep1949]

The history of the Coney dog

[@Peccs91]

If you are not from or familiar with Buffalo and are looking to get wings, I strongly urge going to 1 of hundreds of other wing places not named Anchor Bar. Like literally any ole dive bar in Buffalo is surely to serve up some killer wings.

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Never knew Hooters had a TV show. Did have a cousin who worked there in the mid 1990's though

[@hoosierflatty6435]

How big of a coke habit are we thinking the founders of Hooters had?

[@bamacopeland4372]

They were all that columbian marching powder. For sure

[@hoosierflatty6435]

@@bamacopeland4372 "Booger Sugar" is my favorite name lol

[@Ziggy405]

These are the questions we need answered!

[@void________]

My mouth watering 🤤

[@MrVictoriousGaming]

Two thumbs up from this Buffalonian!

[@edkeaton]

Always a big fan of this channel and the content. You always manage to learn something new every day. Please do a history of both the Garbage Plate and the Hawaiian Plate lunch. Thanks. 😎👍

[@dicapriodelorean2888]

man now i want wings

[@teleiosdawyz4044]

Sadly my favourite wing place is no more. It was a local dive bar which served an unbreaded mild wing with sauce made from Frank's (of course) and melted real butter along side was celery, carrots and Bleu cheese dressing. Gawd I miss that joint. Been so many years I can't even remember the name of the joint any more. They had a sammich called the Lenny of Pastrami topped with a thick slice of salami and Swiss cheese broiled till bubbly on a bagel with cream cheese. Such drunk food has not been seen since!

[@alexgeorge501]

The Spiciest is the only way to go for MY wings! Thanks for uploading!

[@protocetid]

Who knew upstate NY gave us both buffalo wings and steamed hams?

[@gee-fe2sq]

Never knew Buffalo had wings. You learn something new erday.

[@jeremycline9542]

Is that Pedro Pascal in that Hooters commercial?

[@darktetsuya]

indeed superbowl sundays with the family weren't complete without a huge order of buffalo wings with ranch on the side! no contest my favorite way to eat chicken wings. lately we do them in the air fryer and then toss them in sauce, they always come out perfect. but won't say no to restaurant-made ones!

[@steakcrust558]

Anchor bar or bust. They are the ones. Everyone else is just pretending. You also owe it to yourself to go to Buffalo for the wing festivities. Best time of my life hands down

[@xerorenegado15]

They suck

[@jackruaro]

The John Young buffalo wing invention claim really grinds my gears. If I ordered buffalo wings and got served a whole breaded plain wing with a sweet, slightly spicy sauce on the side, I'd complain and ask for them to actually make me wings. But here comes this guy's daughter claiming credit for something to try to cash in on it. It's like Ray Croc claiming to have invented the Philly Cheesesteak except the meat was formed in a patty and the bun is round. It's a similar concept but a completely different dish.

[@lookoutforchris]

He’s another black guy trying to appropriate someone else’s culture. He probably invented the cell phone and the airplane and taught white peepo how to Clorox they chicken. Is anyone else fatigued?

[@1coachtone]

You all steal everything

[@ryanr7423]

We need a history of wine video!

[@Jobrill]

Do Nachos count as bar food? A Nacho episode could be fun.

[@btetschner]

I second one about Nachos.

[@caczech]

Well... Good to know there's more than one NACHOS comment!

[@btetschner]

@@caczech Three people wanting the same video...now that is a popular topic!

[@woltersworld]

Whoever made it deserves sainthood

[@TurbulenttJuice]

And to think the wings used to just be discarded and thrown out. Crazy

[@Grinningfartking6969]

buffalos are more talented then we think

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks for this! 🌶 #WeirdHistoryFood #FoodHistory #BuffaloWings #BuffaloSauce

[@starrseed2687]

Pedro Pasquale sighting !!! Rhett and Link sighting!

[@btbucks]

The original BW3's location was one of my favorite hang outs in college.

[@RonBaker456]

Breaking them into parts and the buffalo sauce (NO breading) is what makes a buffalo wing a Buffalo wing to me. I'm going with the Anchor bar.

[@chrismayer3919]

Who actually cares WHO invented buffalo wings; the important part is that we now have them!!! 🐓🤤

[@greenbroccolistudios1275]

My favorite flavor :D

[@jimmyispromo]

I love that i was able to eat at the original location

[@btetschner]

@7:30 I remember that calendar, it was very popular.

[@12thMandalorian]

Without the Buffalo Chicken Wing we wouldn’t have one of the GOATs of KZbin Shows

[@SigmaNuHE481]

Now I want some Buffalo chicken dip

[@danielgertler5976]

Buffalos must be a huge animal, so many wings!

[@PhantomLover007]

Chicken wings are a thing concocted by the man. Who else would make you pay more money for the flats and drums when they come as a whole set on the bird. Lol. My first wife worked at a chicken wing place in Columbus, Georgia, and they would deep fry the wings first, coat them in sauce, and then deep fry them again to give it a double crisp and impart a deeper flavor of the sauce.

[@idiot-983]

Always love Hooters wings, have had good wings other places, but still my faves.

[@wadeadams4263]

I believe the Anchor bar was first because my old boss used to hang out there back in the day.

[@NewMessage]

Welp... Guess we're goin' out for wings tonight.

[@rs8034a]

"Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan"

[@tremorsfan]

I went to Hooters once and ordered their wings. I'm still miffed that they charged me for blue cheese.

[@WastedTalent-]

A lot of places do. I moved to rural Upstate NY and all of the pizza places (there are 3 in town where you can throw a rock at the others while standing in front of one) and they all charge for blue cheese. Around $2 for a little cup that you can barely dip a leg in when you've got 15 wings sitting in the box. I end up ordering 3 extras just to get through an order. I got wise though, and started buying blue cheese dressing to keep on hand in the fridge.

[@AlexisMaria]

Ohhh wow! That lady is ALL over the training materials and employee team posters at Hooters haha (this was years ago!) Interesting! Yes one of the girls at my store had a page in the calendar ! Good ol days haha. A tv show and everything wow. Who knew it was so big before I was even born haha wow.

[@RaddSpencer]

You want real, authentic Buffalo wings? You still gotta go to Buffalo (or just generally Western New York). And I'm not gatekeeping when I say that. I don't understand how the big chains, especially places like Buffalo Wild Wings that seem to have built their whole identity up around Buffalo wings, manage to screw it up so badly, but they do. Not to say you can't get a tasty wing outside of Buffalo, just that specifically want a truly authentic "Buffalo wing", you have to go to Buffalo. That bright orange goop Buffalo Wild Wings uses isn't Buffalo sauce. And if you do manage to find a place that does authentic wings outside of Western New York, that's awesome. You hold on to that place, it's a treasure. Ever since I moved out of Buffalo in the 90's I've been searching high and low for good wing places. For the record, "pizza and wings" were already a common thing in Buffalo long before places like Dominos caught on to it. As for the best? Most people I know will tell you it's between Anchor Bar and Duff's. Personally, for me, it's Duff's all the way. Still, Anchor Bar's wings are top tier, too. Generally, you just can't go wrong ordering wings at any of the local places.

[@draculastraphouse7863]

Plot twist: we actually led the Buffalo with wing to extinction

[@MisterE-yi2es]

gotta hand it to Colbert.... he's REALLY didicated to his side-hustle!

[@nerd26373]

The buffalo chicken wing is unique. It’s has a long history that is finally unearthed after a long time.

[@Mahaney82]

FInally? You must mean for the last 25 years...

[@sarawinardi6745]

I have never heard of Young’s story. I only heard of Anchor Bar. That’s where we go when we visit Buffalo, before it becane touristy. It used to be so good but now, not so much

[@TaaxiCaab]

I like my wings hot enough to make me cry when I eat them, and cry again the next morning when they come out.

[@btetschner]

0:01 Hard to say no to Bleu Cheese dressing, be it for wings or on salads! Prepared Hidden Valley Ranch (from the mix packet), Dorothy Lynch (Nebraska favorite), and Blue Cheese are my three favorite dressings.

[@milesdufourny4813]

Unfortunately, most places don't give you straight Bleu Cheese dressing, they give you a mix of less than 50% Bleu Cheese and the rest is Ranch Dressing.

[@btetschner]

@@milesdufourny4813 I did not know that! Thinking about it, it does often taste a lot different depending where a person eats it...

[@dougkiphut1362]

Correct ending. Well said, sir- leave the bones for the doggies!

[@btetschner]

@6:14 The mascot of The Doane Owl, oldest continuous University newspaper in Nebraska, is the same as Hooters. Maybe their staff should start to go there...

[@MrRezRising]

Was that _Musical Youth_ at 5:23??? Wow, been about 40 years...

[@goobah1389]

On deh left hand side

[@johannsterner8173]

We need a History of hooters video

[@mattjensen5358]

I'm from buffalo and I ve never heard of these stories lol

[@fnjesusfreak]

I'm from Niagara Falls. Heard the Anchor Bar story, never the other one.

[@btetschner]

@7:16 Went to an Outback Steakhouse when I lived in Charleston, South Carolina. My friend's car was wrecked and he took me there to thank me for the daily rides I would give him. Apparently near 42% of the population reports that they have no friends or family to ask for help or a ride if they need it.

[@maryaltshuller885]

How about doing a bit on frozen treats: here in St. Louis we have Ted Drewes which makes their famous frozen concretes (tastes like ice cream to me ... but, whatever), frozen custard, Dairy Queen's Dilly Bar, fudge-cicles and orange dream-cicles.

[@jamessnee7171]

Let this Buffalo boy give it to you straight. Start with really hot oil. 500 degrees at least. Absolutely necessary. It has to be hot to make the chicken skin crisp up right. While keeping the meat inside moist. I worked at a Pizza and Wing shop in Buffalo and when it got busy the deep fryer was in constant use and that would bring the temp in the fryer down so that the wings did not crisp up properly. You have to make that skin pop and expand, almost like popcorn. Drown in Frank's Hot Sauce and melted butter. That is Buffalo style. If you are not bleeding from the butt by the end of the night you are doing something wrong.

[@seanwebb605]

Beef On a Weck is available at the Buffalo Bisons baseball stadium. Comes with a pickle.

[@caseysmith544]

Also available at the Sabers Games too or was.

[@seanwebb605]

@@caseysmith544 Oh cool. I have never been to Buffalo for hockey. Several times I have tried to convince my uncles to go. One is a Canadiens fan and we have been up to Montreal for games, but not nearly as many as he would like. The other is a Leafs fan that has only ever been to two games in his life. He complains that the ticket prices are too high. So I always tell him we could go to Buffalo, get good seats at a regular price and avoid Toronto traffic. Nope. Not the same he says. People are weird. Beef on a weck please.

[@pamelamays4186]

Suggestion: Regional hot wings variations.

[@caseysmith544]

South Dakota would be non existent for this.

[@rohnbanks6501]

Very interesting indeed! Btw the weck could have been derived from the German word for roll, as they use the same reference.

[@joeystikes]

I'm from buffalo..... Nobody does wings like we do here !!!!

[@Bay_Area_Content]

Stolen recipes nothing new this is American history… John is a legend

[@tonyfourpaws4511]

there are 2 things I can eat every day and not get tired of. Hot wings and.... I won't mention the second one.

[@grimpmann4068]

8====D

[@1lmav]

Love hot Buffalo wings!! How about a history of Sara Lee?

[@Vontroll]

Hooters had the best wings, but then, about 10 years ago, they changed their recipe to be like Buffalo Wild Wings. Around that time, they closed the two Hooters in my area. I heard someone say they changed back, but I haven't been to one since the change.

[@Nuttyirishman85]

“Hooters, Hooters, Hooters.”

[@AiydnnCantu]

I wonder what the conversation was like for weird history to decide which Wing to use as the thumbnail comedy drum, or the wing LOL😅

[@KrasMazovHatesYourGuts]

I think it was probably Domino's and Pizza Hut that really brought buffalo wings to national attention (well, outside that one time the Super Bowl was in Buffalo). I distinctly remember seeing commercials for them, usually featuring a buffalo with wings, and asking my mom was a Buffalo Wing was.

[@mookduds402]

🤦‍♂️

[@redacted_vombat5742]

That was how I was introduced to buffalo wings as well, living in a small town with no store, sometimes my families pick up a large pepperoni pizza with bread sticks and buffalo wings. Over the years as I grew older, I love the extra hot to extreme heat wings the best and controversially I prefer boneless buffalo "wings" over the bone-in due to how messy it can be.

[@Mark-kp7eo]

As someone born and raised in buffalo, pizza hut, dominoes, and all the other corporate chains made the worst wings of all. You want really wings, it's at your local pizzeria.

[@MikeCee7]

When was the Super Bowl in Buffalo? it was outdoors in New Jersey (Giants Stadium) in 2014. But, I do not remember it ever been in Buffalo. They lucked out with that Super Bowl in New Jersey that year as the temperature was very mild and in the 50s. but I think now the new rule is back to the old rule, where the Super Bowl, an only to be a city with her a certain average early February temperature, or in an enclosed stadium.

[@gamerbear84]

Generally speaking I would not categorize a boneless wing as a wing unless that's exactly what the meat is, BUT I would still consider it a tasty treat. lol

[@briansinger5258]

A black guy and a white guy were arguing about who invented something and Huffington Post didn't beat this story to death in 2015? Commies be slackin. Thanks for the trivia, boys.

[@Ric278]

Ka Boom !

[@angelitolibrero6123]

I always imagine that whoever invented the buffalo wings will be an angel with a pair of chicken wings and a face of a buffalo

[@phcusnret]

I don't know, but all those poor flightless buffaloes...