Food and drink is usually a big theme in the multimillion-dollar advertising blitz that accompanies the Super Bowl. This year was no different, with television commercials ranging from aliens eating guacamole to an anthropomorphic beer-tap handle dispensing insults. But maybe the most memorable food-themed message of the night came not from a brewer, restaurant chain or snack-food manufacturer but rather from online retail giant Amazon.
In a celebrity-packed ad for the companys new Amazon Echo product, National Football League Hall of Famer Dan Marino surveys an impressive spread of snacks at actor Alec Baldwins game-day party and issues this damning critique: “Breaded wings? Youre blowin it, bro.” (Watch the full ad below.)
Why so snooty about the free snacks? The snippy comment reflects a common sentiment among chicken-wing traditionalists. These people tend to be sticklers for the original Buffalo-style recipe, which is widely credited as having been created by Teresa Bellissimo, owner of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, back in 1964. Bellissimos wings were deep-fried but unbreaded and then slathered with butter and hot sauce. But while Anchor Bar has proudly embraced this tradition (“Home of the Original Chicken Wing”) and parlayed its fried-poultry fame into multiple locations, the business itself isnt entirely anti-breading. According to its menu, the restaurant also serves a boneless version of its world-famous staple that is, in fact, breaded.
Another major player on the national chicken-wings scene, Hooters, is equally agnostic on the issue. The cheeky restaurant chain, which reportedly sells about 2 million wings on Super Bowl Sunday across more than 300 locations, calls for breading in its original Hooters-style recipe. Heck, it even sells its own brand of breading kits.
But heres a pro tip: You can order unbreaded wings at Hooters, too. Just ask the staff to make them “naked.”
Breaded means there is some kind of coating on it like bread crumbs, batter, or flour, which is done before the cooking process and gives the wing a crunchy outer coating and another flavor layer. Naked means no coating just cooked chicken,both are typically sauced afterwards.
Food and drink is usually a big theme in the multimillion-dollar advertising blitz that accompanies the Super Bowl. This year was no different, with television commercials ranging from aliens eating guacamole to an anthropomorphic beer-tap handle dispensing insults. But maybe the most memorable food-themed message of the night came not from a brewer, restaurant chain or snack-food manufacturer but rather from online retail giant Amazon.
Why so snooty about the free snacks? The snippy comment reflects a common sentiment among chicken-wing traditionalists. These people tend to be sticklers for the original Buffalo-style recipe, which is widely credited as having been created by Teresa Bellissimo, owner of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, back in 1964. Bellissimos wings were deep-fried but unbreaded and then slathered with butter and hot sauce. But while Anchor Bar has proudly embraced this tradition (“Home of the Original Chicken Wing”) and parlayed its fried-poultry fame into multiple locations, the business itself isnt entirely anti-breading. According to its menu, the restaurant also serves a boneless version of its world-famous staple that is, in fact, breaded.
Another major player on the national chicken-wings scene, Hooters, is equally agnostic on the issue. The cheeky restaurant chain, which reportedly sells about 2 million wings on Super Bowl Sunday across more than 300 locations, calls for breading in its original Hooters-style recipe. Heck, it even sells its own brand of breading kits.
But heres a pro tip: You can order unbreaded wings at Hooters, too. Just ask the staff to make them “naked.”
In a celebrity-packed ad for the companys new Amazon Echo product, National Football League Hall of Famer Dan Marino surveys an impressive spread of snacks at actor Alec Baldwins game-day party and issues this damning critique: “Breaded wings? Youre blowin it, bro.” (Watch the full ad below.)
One of my favorite comfort foods is chicken wings. I prefer flats, naked and extra spicy with bleu cheese. This works out well as my wife prefers drumettes with ranch. Honestly, I am not sure what the rest of my family prefers besides ranch, as they eat the wings so fast it’s difficult tell a preference. Now don’t get me wrong … I would never turn away a breaded wing or not finish the drumettes if my wife didn’t want them all.
My favorite way to cook the wings is to marinade them and then bake them at a high temperature, which tenderizes them and renders off the fat. When they are cooled, quickly fry and toss in a delicious sauce.
Every year Buffalo, New York, has a chicken wing festival to celebrate this popular food. I have yet to visit this event, but it sure sounds like a good time.
Chicken wings in their breaded and fried form have their roots in southern cooking. Southern fried chicken is a wonderful thing when done correctly and will be a future article as the elements of this seemingly simple cooking method are somewhat complex when you break it down to the details and in order to get a fantastic fried chicken.
I feel as long as you enjoy eating a good chicken wing, there are tons of options and combinations to personalize this fun comfort food.
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