Wings proving to be a ‘pandemic-proof’ food
WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in many ways. One thing that hasn’t changed: America’s love for chicken wings. This is no more apparent than on Super Bowl weekend, when Americans are set to devour a record 1.42 billion wings while watching the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers battle for the Lombardi Trophy.
This figure is up 2 percent from last year, according to the National Chicken Council’s annual Wing Report.
There are several reasons for the uptick, says National Chicken. . .