Buffalo Flavored Blog

When I went to orientation at Buffalo State College in 1983, they provided the anxious future students with a popular Buffalo staple called Buffalo Chicken Wings. I was entranced and recall asking, "What do you do with this white sauce?" The natives laughed. The sauce was just blue cheese dressing and one simply dipped their wing in it to cut back on the hot sauce flavor. Of course!
Wings were invented at the famed Anchor Bar in Buffalo in 1964 when the proprietor needed something quick to make for her college-aged son and his pals. She fried some chicken wings and drowned them in hot sauce. Simple. But, it took a while for this snack to take flight. The first time these delicious treats were even mentioned on national TV was on the Today show in the early 80s. 
Since then, the Buffalo Chicken Wing has become a world-wide phenomenon. And Buffalo Flavor is even more popular. Today you can find "Buffalo" flavored everything: chips, tortillas, popcorn, pretzels, pizza, tacos, etc. The major junk-food chains all have a Buffalo burger or wrap. There are hundreds of  Buffalo Wild Wings chains across the USA. Nearly every snack now comes in Buffalo flavor. 
I've even seen the flavour in UK snacks, but I've never found an establishment that makes the wings. Perhaps I should open a Buffalo Wing Shoppe in London?!
Funny thing is, these Buffalo flavored products don't taste anything like actual buffalo, which is a slightly gamey version of beef and a less gamey version of deer. Nor, do they taste like the city of Buffalo, which would taste like snow. The taste like chicken. Just like frogs' legs.
May I suggest Buffalo Frogs legs? Buffalo flavored Buffalo burgers? Or, better yet - a Buffalo Hot Dog, which is not made from either dog or buffalo, but is certainly hot. 
As for the dipping sauce, that's up to you.