For Thanksgiving, it’s turkey. For Easter, it’s ham. For the Super Bowl, it’s hot wings – millions and millions of hot wings.
In a savory confluence of product and event, wing restaurants – especially those that deliver – are prepping for a bonanza Sunday (an all-out blitz, for the pun-inclined), when hungry fans and partygoers seek out the football-friendly snack in droves.
“It’s the Christmas of wings,” said Tami Smith, owner of Wing Zone in West Fargo (the more common analogy might be “the Super Bowl of wings,” but for the fact that the actual Super Bowl is involved).