World Day of Chicken Wings is celebrated in the United States annually on July 29. Here, along with hamburgers, this dish is one of the most popular. Just think, Americans eat 28 billion chicken wings a year!
In 2019, one of the Americans made him think that the lion’s share of chicken wings eaten in the United States belongs to him. The reason for this was his participation in the celebration of National Chicken Wing Day at Hooters Restaurant in Georgia.
Joey Chestnut is a professional eater and local Georgia celebrity. And on such a holiday, he could not stand aside and demonstrate his talent.
On this day in a restaurant, anyone, paying $ 15,99, could eat as many wings as they wanted – and then Joey Chestnut showed his talent in all its glory.
The eater sat in the restaurant for several hours and as a result of this marathon ate 413 wings. It is worth noting that the Hooters administration did not complain about such ruin at all.
Since Joey is a local celebrity, his hearty lunch made a great publicity for the establishment.
Did you know that
- If you lay out the lengths of the chicken wings that Americans eat each year, they will surround our entire planet, not with one, but with two rings.
- Competitions in eating chicken wings are one of the most dangerous, it is easy to choke on a bone. Before the start, the participants sign a special paper that they have no claims to the organizers.
- Buffalo and New York are competing for primacy in the invention of this holiday.
- A super sprint is traditionally held in Washington on this day. In 5 minutes, you need to eat the maximum number of chicken wings.
We will remind, earlier we talked about what American products conquered the whole world, and also shared the best recipes for chicken wings, and also told how to cook the legendary Buffalo wings.