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Default Where did the term "Buffalo Chicken" come from?

On Feb 22, 10:34*am, wrote:
> I never understood this. There is absolutely no buffalo meat, no buffalo
> hair, no buffalo parts, or anything else connected to buffalo in this
> food.
> Why do they call it this name?


buffalo wings originated at Frank and Teressa's Anchor Bar, of Buffalo
New York.

http://www.anchorbar.com/original.php

Wings used to be cheap -- the popularity of Buffalo wings drove up the
price, making deep fried hunks of breast meat economically appealing.