WASHINGTON — Yes, that is 1.3 billion, with a “b.” With the second biggest eating day of the year after Thanksgiving upon us — Super Bowl Sunday — there’s no hotter time of year for chicken wings, America’s new favorite party food.
According to the National Chicken Council’s 2016 Wing Report, 1.3 billion wings will be eaten the weekend leading up to and during Super Bowl 50, as fans watch the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos battle for the Lombardi Trophy. That figure is up 3 percent, or 37.5 million wings, from last year’s big game. . .