Victory Red
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Here in New Jersey we buffalo chicken everything. Sandwiches, pizza, paninis, fries, strombolis, etc.
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Is Buffalo Chicken everything just a NJ/NY thing?
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ElectricBlanketFire
Member
No, buffalo-style food is everywhere.
bossmonkey
Member
No, we're pretty big on it in South Carolina too.
Switch Back 9
a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
Same with Toronto, but we're not exactly far from Buffalo.
andythinkpad
Member
Its not even that popular in NYC.
Snarfington
Member
Not nearly enough in the UK.
Cuz man, Buffalo Chicken Fries sounds like a great time.
Cuz man, Buffalo Chicken Fries sounds like a great time.
The Albatross
Member
Nah, I think buffalo is big just about everywhere in North America.
You see it in local restaurants (excluding chains) more in the Northeast, especially NY State, than elsewhere in the country. I don't mean buffalo wings, those are everywhere, but specifically buffalo chicken pizza and buffalo chicken subs (and BBQ chicken subs for that matter). Buffalo chicken sandwiches are more common in the NE at non-chains than elsewhere.
Buffalo chicken pizza: buffalo sauce base, chopped chicken tenders, mozz and cheddar, blue cheese crumbles (and maybe blue cheese dressing for dipping)
Buffalo chicken sub/sandwich: chicken tenders dipped in buffalo sauce, with lettuce and blue cheese dressing
Buffalo chicken pizza: buffalo sauce base, chopped chicken tenders, mozz and cheddar, blue cheese crumbles (and maybe blue cheese dressing for dipping)
Buffalo chicken sub/sandwich: chicken tenders dipped in buffalo sauce, with lettuce and blue cheese dressing
sixteen-bit
Member
yeah i have seen buffalo chicken style burgers and pizzas even
djplaeskool
Member
Nah, actual chicken, from Buffalo.
Lost his job when the plant closed back in '87.
Picked up work for the cable company in the 90s. Worked up to regional dispatch lead before retiring.
Thought about moving to the big city, but it just wouldn't be home.
Hard working, blue collar sort of chicken.
andythinkpad
Member
BTW how do you guys compare the spiciest varieties from Buffalo Wild Wings to actual chickens from Buffalo? I was a bit disappointed that their spiciest options were just "very spicy", not "super spicy".
I donno, maybe I am desensitized.
I donno, maybe I am desensitized.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
I live in NJ and it doesn't seem to prevalent. I like Buffalo Chicken.
No, I've seen it down heard in Atlanta with Buffalo Chicken Tenders, Buffalo Pizza, Calzone, etc. Buffalo really has just become a catch-all for anything with chicken and hot sauce.
Personally, as person born and raised in Buffalo, NY I think it's disgusting to put chicken wing sauce on anything besides a chicken wing, if not heresy.
Buffalo Wild Wings is complete trash compared to any local pizza that sells wings in WNY, let alone Duffs.
Personally, as person born and raised in Buffalo, NY I think it's disgusting to put chicken wing sauce on anything besides a chicken wing, if not heresy.
Buffalo Wild Wings is complete trash compared to any local pizza that sells wings in WNY, let alone Duffs.
Skellig Gra
Member
No its everywhere. In Spain they call it Bravas sauce. Many other variations as well.
Tim Hortons released a special Buffalo Latte in Buffalo.
https://www.thestar.com/entertainme...ada-for-tim-hortons-buffalo-lattes-menon.html
And you thought Pumpkin Spice had gone overboard.
https://www.thestar.com/entertainme...ada-for-tim-hortons-buffalo-lattes-menon.html
And you thought Pumpkin Spice had gone overboard.
buttery fistful
Member
I love buffalo chicken sammiches. In fact, that's my dinner tonight, thanks OP
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UpperCaseN
Member
nah, buffalo sauce. it's a thicker, slightly creamy hot sauce. delicious. has nothing to do with buffalo the animal. originates from the city of Buffalo NY
on the other hand, I had buffalo jerky once. I was thinking it was buffalo sauce flavored but it was jerky from buffalo the animal. I can't remember if I liked it
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
When I lived on the south coast of Massachusetts back in 2002, I did notice that buffalo chicken was everywhere. When I moved back to the south in like 2005, everything was buffalo chicken there too.
I guess I feel like the trend has been there for like a decade or more now
I guess I feel like the trend has been there for like a decade or more now
NealMcCauley
Member
In TN it's always been here, but I've noticed "buffalo ___" adverts more often lately. It's almost like Sriracha is out of fashion and buffalo came back.
Earthbound64
Banned
This.
I mean, come on OP. Even just take a look at Buffalo Wild Wings locations:
New York and New Jersey aren't special.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Duane Cunningham
Member
Here in the midwest, there's quite a bit of it. Most delis have some sort of Buffalo chicken sandwich, you can get a Buffalo chicken pizza at most places, and the deli counter at the grocery store always has sliced Buffalo chicken by the pound for sandwich meat. There are also Buffalo chicken chips, in both the big national brands and small regional brands. Sometimes restaurants will get cute and run a special on "Buffalo fish" or pork or whatever. And of course you can buy sauce at the store.
Personally, it's a flavor I associate with fall. Reminds me of football.
Personally, it's a flavor I associate with fall. Reminds me of football.
Earthbound64
Banned
This is literally what I'm eating right now.
ThatStupidLion
Member
buffalo style is as common as bbq-style for example
real blue cheese crumbles > blue cheese dressing
real blue cheese crumbles > blue cheese dressing
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Nope, we have that even in San Diego, basically the farthest place from the northeast.
There's also the fact that I love buffalo everything as a general proposition, so I probably go out of my way to look for it more than most.
Um, it's just hot sauce with butter in it. The concept of there being "rules" about its use is ridiculous.
TwelveJaguars
Neo Member
I assume in Buffalo they just call it "chicken" right?
balladofwindfishes
Member
Nope, still called Buffalo style.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I'm pretty sure the vast majority of chicken eaten in the city of Buffalo is not made drenched in hot sauce
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Thanks a lot OP, my salivary glands just went into overdrive just from thinking about eating some wins at fucking 10:00 a.m.
tonysidaway
Member
Outside specialist American diners, I haven't seen Buffalo anything on UK menus. KFC in the UK does provide a condiment called buffalo sauce, but doesn't seem to serve buffalo wings as a menu item, strangely.
Most British people seeing the word "buffalo" on a menu would be inclined to assume it was a reference to an ungulate, to be honest. The reputation of Buffalo as a centre of cuisine has not reached these shores.
Most British people seeing the word "buffalo" on a menu would be inclined to assume it was a reference to an ungulate, to be honest. The reputation of Buffalo as a centre of cuisine has not reached these shores.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I mean, the UK is literally across an entire ocean, so it isn't surprising.
Something tells me they fish tacos aren't ubiquitous there either.
Bill R Boggess
Member
Yep, this.
Just about every food has some variance of this flavor it seems.
balladofwindfishes
Member
As someone who lives 45 minutes from Buffalo, the entire city is actually covered in buttery pepper sauce. It flows in the streets. Sometimes if the winds are right, you can smell it from Rochester.
Duane Cunningham
Member
Wait, what's this talk about Buffalo sauce just being "hot sauce plus butter"? Is that true? I mean, it seems like Buffalo is a pretty distinct flavor. Like are y'all saying that if you mixed say, Tabasco with melted butter, it would taste just like Buffalo sauce?
Because if you have a bunch of different wings: BBQ, teriyaki, Buffalo, honey glaze, and so forth, Buffalo is just as distinct a flavor as the others. And it doesn't taste the same as just chicken with hot sauce. Are you saying that if I took that same chicken with hot sauce and dipped it in some sort of melter butter sauce, it would taste close to Buffalo? I'm skeptical. It seems like there are other flavors in Buffalo sauce that aren't covered by just butter and whatever hot sauce.
And actually, for that matter, different hot sauces taste different anyway... Tabasco and Frank's Red Hot and Cholula all taste different.
Okay, EDIT: Apparently, most recipes get a some garlic and Worcestershire added to the mix too, and more vinegar (beyond what's already in the hot sauce). But basically, existing hot sauce and butter are the big ingredients. Huh. I had no clue.
Also, upon researching this, I discovered that Tim Horton's just today unveiled a new Buffalo sauce latte. The regional president of Tim Horton's says it's "unexpectedly delicious", but conversely most people on social media seem to be saying that it's "fucking disgusting".
Because if you have a bunch of different wings: BBQ, teriyaki, Buffalo, honey glaze, and so forth, Buffalo is just as distinct a flavor as the others. And it doesn't taste the same as just chicken with hot sauce. Are you saying that if I took that same chicken with hot sauce and dipped it in some sort of melter butter sauce, it would taste close to Buffalo? I'm skeptical. It seems like there are other flavors in Buffalo sauce that aren't covered by just butter and whatever hot sauce.
And actually, for that matter, different hot sauces taste different anyway... Tabasco and Frank's Red Hot and Cholula all taste different.
Okay, EDIT: Apparently, most recipes get a some garlic and Worcestershire added to the mix too, and more vinegar (beyond what's already in the hot sauce). But basically, existing hot sauce and butter are the big ingredients. Huh. I had no clue.
Also, upon researching this, I discovered that Tim Horton's just today unveiled a new Buffalo sauce latte. The regional president of Tim Horton's says it's "unexpectedly delicious", but conversely most people on social media seem to be saying that it's "fucking disgusting".
You are a man of exquisite taste.
don't really like it, tastes like hot sauce but worse (at least the cheap stuff)
BWW is the applebees of sports bars, can't have something actually hot for cool soccer dad to throw up
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
This.
I mean, come on OP. Even just take a look at Buffalo Wild Wings locations:
New York and New Jersey aren't special.
Wow, I'm not surprised that Ohio has the second most BW3's. I see them everywhere. I am surprised at just how many more there are in Ohio in relation to other states. In my suburb north of Cincinnati there are 3. Yep, three BW3's all within about 10 miles of each other. They all stay pretty busy too.
I want to trade BW3's in for a few Wing Stop's