What is the purpose of the three celery sticks with the order of chicken wings?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Is it a pathetic attempt to make you feel better for finishing off an entire order of fattening chicken wings perhaps?

[DS1]

1. You dip them in the blue cheese

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. I was always assumed that was the purpose of the wings.

:shrug:

[hobbit709]

2. To make the wings taste better by comparison.

[SmokingJacket]

3. It is an ancient Buffalo tradition...

I think the celery, when dipped in blue cheese sauce, was supposed to cool your mouth off after the hot wings.

They used to be really hot. I haven't tasted a truly hot wing in a couple of decades...

[driver8]

7. You are absolutely correct.

Real "Buffalo Wings" are very spicy...the celery dipped in blue cheese helps put out the fire.

I went to college in Western NY -- I have eaten my fair share of wings!

[Lyric]

5. Blech. Celery is disgusting. I don't know how people eat it.

It's not so bad when it's cooked and soft, and the flavor has diffused and mellowed a bit. But raw? Bitter, watery-crunchy, and tough. Who on earth ever decided that it would be a good idea to put that stuff into ones mouth?

:puke:

[Tektonik]

13. It's crunchy and delicious!

[Arugula Latte]

6. It's cool and refreshing and crunchy compared to the spicy wings

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. It harkens back to the days when the Buffalo Gals, when they came out at night,

carried three celery stalks representing Artemis, goddess of hunt and fertility; Phoebe, goddess of moon and incest; and Nyarlathotep, the crawling chaos, servant of Azathoth, fulfiller of the will of the Outer Gods, and sanity-blaster who brings madness.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. I'm guessing that gal #3 headed straight to you.

:P

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Yeah, we got along really well. Until I drove her crazy.

:P

[quip]

9. One to put in each of your 3 Bloody Marys!

[Swede]

10. They're there to confuse and enrage you.

:shrug:

[unpossibles]

11. they have fiber. you eat them. nt