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[ShadowLink64]

I'm not sure if anyone has seen this anywhere else (I have seen this twice), but why do restaurants insist on adding "Buffalo" in front of Chicken when naming some foods?

Namely:
Buffalo Chicken Burger

What the heck?


This is a Buffalo.


This is a Chicken.

There is no buffalo in a "Buffalo Chicken Burger", if I am correct in my thinking. The two just don't mix. So, WTF?

[Sweeney]

Buffalo wings are named after the city of Buffalo, New York where they originated. In the Buffalo, New York area, the local residents do not refer to them as "Buffalo Wings". They are usually referred to as "Wings" or "Chicken Wings". The appellation "Buffalo" is now commonly applied to foods other than wings, such as Chicken fingers, Chicken nuggets, Popcorn Chicken, et cetera, that are seasoned with the Buffalo style sauce or variations of it.

[Shadiel]

"Buffalo" implies that it is made with "Buffalo" style sauce, like the original "Buffalo Wings," as Sunscorch said, but I'd also add that the sauce was orginally made with Frank's Red Hot Sauce.

The best hot sauce in the god damn world. :>
(It goes great with plain tortilla chips.)

[ShadowLink64]

Pssh, that's why. I kind of half suspected that. I guess it's an American thing.

[Sweeney]

By the way, I totally stole my answer from Wikipedia. I didn't write all that

[ShadowLink64]

By the way, I totally stole my answer from Wikipedia. I didn't write all that

Ah, ok. Did you know this before? It would make me feel less stupid if you said you didn't know this fact beforehand.

[Sweeney]

Ah, ok. Did you know this before? It would make me feel less stupid if you said you didn't know this fact beforehand.

I didn't know, no, but I had a feeling it'd be a sauce or glaze or something

[Icey Defeat]

Buffalo wings are named after the city of Buffalo, New York where they originated. In the Buffalo, New York area, the local residents do not refer to them as "Buffalo Wings". They are usually referred to as "Wings" or "Chicken Wings". The appellation "Buffalo" is now commonly applied to foods other than wings, such as Chicken fingers, Chicken nuggets, Popcorn Chicken, et cetera, that are seasoned with the Buffalo style sauce or variations of it.

This ^

[ShadowLink64]

I didn't know, no, but I had a feeling it'd be a sauce or glaze or something

Ah, ok. Makes me feel better. I did half-suspect it had nothing to do with a buffalo, but I thought it would be a funny thing to assume.

[Sweeney]

This ^

Spamzor

Ah, ok. Makes me feel better. I did half-suspect it had nothing to do with a buffalo, but I thought it would be a funny thing to assume.

Glad to be of help

[Hydrogen]

Interesting knowledge to obtain. I'm glad I entered this topic .

I enjoyed your pictures also SL and how you described the obvious

[Tetiel]

What scorch said. It's also like the most amazing thing in the world and one of the foods I will eat with jalapenos on it to make it even spicier It gives me heart burn but frankly it's worth it. Go try it sometime but... uhhh... not if you can't take spicy :\ Though it'd be funny to watch if you couldn't.

[Sweeney]

What scorch said. It's also like the most amazing thing in the world and one of the foods I will eat with jalapenos on it to make it even spicier It gives me heart burn but frankly it's worth it. Go try it sometime but... uhhh... not if you can't take spicy :\ Though it'd be funny to watch if you couldn't.

Since when do you call me scorch

[adonis]

well a better question is why do people call the American Bison a fucking buffalo oh and the chicken is a Bardrock

[tastyphoxette]

Well, Joe's wikianswer could be correct.

Or it could be that when the mighty Buffalo and the Chicken come together, they produce some Spice-y Poultry!

You decide.

[Tetiel]

Since when do you call me scorch

Since 20 minutes ago.

[Sweeney]

Since 20 minutes ago.

Piffle and balderdash.