US dodges Super Bowl chicken-wing shortage
- Published: 1 Feb 2013 at 15.44
- Online news: World
Americans will wolf down 1.23 billion chicken wings this Super Bowl weekend, or nearly four wings for each and every US citizen, the National Chicken Council estimates.
Douglas "Obi WIng" Petock stuffs his mouth at Wing Bowl 17, a buffalo wings food-eating contest, on January 30, 2009, in Philadelphia. Americans will wolf down 1.23 billion chicken wings over this Super Bowl weekend, or nearly four wings for each and every US citizen, the National Chicken Council estimates.
But fans of American football and the savory snack -- served baked, fried or grilled, most often with ranch or barbecue sauce -- can rest assured: there is no looming shortage of their beloved chicken wings.
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