BENGALS OR RAMS, NEXT SUNDAY’S WINNER IS THE CHICKEN WING!

Of all food facts, the one that never ceases to amaze is this: On Super Bowl Sunday, 1.42 billion chicken wings will be consumed. That’s the National Chicken Council’s prediction and they ought to know. Fun facts: That’s enough chicken wings to circle the globe 3 times. The World Record holder among Wing Eaters, a woman named Molly Schuyler, won by eating 501 wings in 30 minutes. At that pace, it would take Ms. Schuyler 162 years to eat 1.42 million wings. Taking all that into account, wings are incredibly easy to make. These seven recipes are proof of that.  We’ve gathered them all in one place. Just click on the photos and go to the one you like best.  One more piece of news from the Council: 72 percent of Americans like French fries with their wings, only 14 percent prefer celery. Here we go!

FIRST UP: BALSAMIC AND SOY GLAZED WINGS AND BLUE CHEESE DIPPING SAUCE

HONEY CHILE CHICKEN WINGS FROM CHEF TIM WOOD OF CARMEL VALLEY RANCH, CA.

HOT AND STICKY LEMON-PEPPER CHICKEN WINGS ADAPTED FROM RICHARD BLAIS IN FOOD AND WINE MAGAZINE

KOREAN WINGS WITH A SIDE SALAD

 OUR COVER SHOT: SALT AND PEPPER CHICKEN WINGS WITH PARMESAN DIPPING SAUCE

AND NOW, OUR NEWEST ADDITIONS TO THE BEST CHICKEN WING RECIPES, ERIC KIM’S LEMON-PEPPER CHICKEN WINGS

AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, GARLIC-PARMESAN CHICKEN WINGS. PHENOMENAL! GRILLED OR BAKED!