Chicken Farmers of Canada
Each month, we get to know another Canadian food blogger and post our interview with them here. This month, we talked to a man with a passion for a particular food that is near and dear to our hearts – the chicken wing. Known simply as the Wing King, his blog, Lord of the Wings , would impress any wing connoisseur.
When did you start blogging and why?
I’ve always had a passion for chicken wings, and when I first went to University I wanted to create a chicken wing website with reviews and information to help me keep track of restaurants and products, but didn’t have the technical skills. Around 2005, I had a digital camera, I was introduced to Blogspot and finally I had an accessible technology to post my reviews, recipes and news all related to wings and food in general. It was mainly for my own reference, but the sub-culture of chicken wings has certainly blossomed in the last few years as more and more people seem to be interested in where I go and what I eat.
Do you read other food blogs? Who are some of your “blogging mentors?”
I do – and it’s hard to narrow them down to just a few. My interest in food blogs is generally around comfort food and things that either I would like to make or eat. I follow The Pioneer Woman and her down home country cooking, Hot Sauce Daily for news on hot sauces, and Nibble Me This for his BBQ and other dishes. They all blend food and humour, which I think is a great combination.
What makes a perfect chicken wing?
Chicken wings are a very personal thing, and people get very passionate about what they think makes a wing perfect. For me, the perfect wing is big, meaty and fresh. It has a crispy skin from a flour dusting, then deep fried. The wings are wet with a sauce that is cayenne pepper based with a lot of flavour, and enough heat that makes my mouth burn, my brow sweat, and my eyes tear up. Heaven.
What’s the spiciest wing you’ve ever eaten?
I’ve gone to many restaurants that claim to have super hot wings, but only one has stopped me from finishing their wings: Duff’s Famous Wings in Toronto (originally from Amherst NY). Their Armageddon wings come with a flashing light and siren, and I just couldn’t finish them. I have gone on their Wall of Pain for eating 40 of their second hottest sauce, Death Wings, though.
Is the title of Wing King an elected position, or did you depose the previous monarch?
No, no election. I took the crown in a bloodless coup, proclaiming myself Wing King, The Lord of the Wings. We lost a lot of good chickens that day. :)
The Wing King blogs at http://lordofthewings.blogspot.com/.
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