The Controversial Legend of the Woman Who Invented Buffalo Wings

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It's Sunday, the game is on, and you've worked up a voracious appetite from passionately yelling at your favorite team while they dance across the television screen to the end zone -- or maybe you're just parked at a dive bar with an empty pint and an emptier stomach. Whatever the situation is, you know exactly what your body wants: Buffalo wings. They're the quintessential American snack: the slayer of munchies and best friend to football enthusiasts from Connecticut to California, boasting bold bliss whether mild, medium, or hot. Most of us can polish off an entire plate of wings so quickly that we hardly have time to think about anything else in the process, but it's worth considering: where did these Buffalo-drenched beauties come from, anyway? Watch the video above to find out.