Louisiana Hot Wings

Ethnic Palate: Canadian, Chinese Pairing: Amber Ale, Riesling Historic Description: Honey Garlic is a sauce with roots in Chinese-Canadian cuisine, where sweet and savory flavors are often combined. It's a popular wing sauce in Canadian restaurants and has spread across North America If you like this, you may also like: Honey Mustard, Sweet Heat

Ethnic Palate: American Pairing: Pale Ale, Riesling Historic Description: Originating in Buffalo, New York, in the 1960s, Buffalo sauce became a staple of American wings. It was first created at the Anchor Bar when the owner fried leftover chicken wings and tossed them in a mixture of butter and hot sauce. Buffalo Mild is a toned-down version of the classic hot sauce, mostly found in American sports bars and wing joints. If you like this, you may also like: Honey BBQ, Buffalo Ranch.

Ethnic Palate: Caribbean, Latin American Pairing: IPA, Moscato Historic Description: This sauce combines tropical pineapple sweetness with habanero's fiery heat, common in Caribbean and Latin American cuisines. It became a popular wing sauce in U.S. restaurants, especially those offering bold, tropical flavors If you like this, you may also like: Mango Habanero, Peach Habanero

Ethnic Palate: Thai, Vietnamese Pairing: Pale Ale, Sauvignon Blanc Historic Description: Sriracha, a hot chili sauce originally from Thailand, became wildly popular in the U.S. after it was popularized by Huy Fong Foods in California. It’s now a staple in Asian-fusion dishes and a trendy wing flavor across the U.S. If you like this, you may also like: Buffalo Sriracha, Garlic Sriracha.