And now we’re seeing places in other countries really starting to thrive,' he said.

'This year’s festival was the highest energy we ever had,' said Cerza of the event he founded in 2002. The festival, Cerza said, also welcomed Just Wingin’ It of Reykjavík, Iceland for the first time this year. 1 day ago &0183 &32 DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit Public Schools Community District schools will dismiss early again on Wednesday due to heat. I’d be proud if someone married Mexican culture and Buffalo wings together.'ĬLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER 'All the elements of wings - spice, fried chicken - all these things are very Mexican,' Ricardo, a Buffalo wing fan from Mexico City, told in a 2018 profile of Wings Army.ĪMERICA'S BEST CHICKEN WINGS: 6 LOCAL HOTSPOTS THAT RULE THE ROOST, SAY EXPERTS 'It’s the Buffalo Wild Wings of Mexico,' said Cerza. Mexico restaurant chain Wings Army has now participated in the festival for six years in a row and has grown into the poultry poster child of American-style hot wings in other nations. 'Buffalo wings have obviously gone worldwide over the last 60 years,' beamed Buffalo native, National Buffalo Wing Festival founder and 'Wing King' Drew Cerza. The National Buffalo Wing Festival this year featured deep-fried poultry parts from eateries in both Mexico and Iceland. Webb’s triumph on United States soil over the nation’s digestion deities showed that delicious, sizzling all-American hot wings, first served at Buffalo’s Anchor Bar in 1964, now enjoy international prestige. He quickly mashes the delectable spicy meat bits left behind into a semi-digestible form before swallowing. POULTRY PEDDLER DOUBLE DUBS OF WYOMING SELLS 48,083 CHICKEN WINGS IN 24 HOURS FOR WORLD RECORD His technique, he said, is to put the entire wing in his mouth, then pull out the end, swiftly denuding the bone with his teeth like a primitive god of gastronomic brutality. Webb annihilated an incredible average of 23 wings per minute during the heated competition before thousands of cheering fans on the field at Highmark Stadium. He’s just a good dude.'Īdded the Aussie, 'The fact I beat Joey, even saying it out loud. 'He’s the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of eating. 'It was an honor to stand up there and compete in the same contest as Joey,' Webb said. Joey Chestnut, the 16-time winner of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eat Contest on Coney Island, finished second with 240 wings consumed.

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