Whoever first successfully marketed buffalo wings is a sales genius. He took a chicken by product and made it the most expensive, sought after part time f the bird. I’ll stick with breasts.
I think the great depression played a part in how chicken wings became popular. One of my great aunts was said to have made great chicken wings back then because everyone was scraping by, and groceries cost money, which they didn't have much of. I think that was when they began to catch on with folks as more than just a chicken by-product. The famous Anchor Bar in Buffalo NY struck gold with their variety of wing sauces and things just snowballed from there. They certainly didn't invent them, but they sure have a place in chicken wing history.
