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Now don’t get me wrong, I have no problem hitting up my local spot for some Buffalo Wild Wings. But making them at home can be an adventure all in itself! I came up with the idea for this recipe while visiting New York City a few months back. I was doing my usual food tour, eating all the things I’ve missed since moving away—pizza; bacon, egg, and cheeses; literally any sandwich from a bodega—when I came across the good old halal carts. If you are not familiar with them, the word halal means “permissible” in Arabic, referring to food that follows Islamic rules and is just that—permissible—for Muslims to eat. Halal carts started popping up in NYC in the 1980s and, in the years since, “have grown into some of the most ubiquitous food carts in the city,” according to Eater. Now with hundreds of locations in the works around the world, Halal Guys is arguably the best known. Founded by three Egyptian immigrants, it actually started as a hot dog cart, "then pivoted to selling halal food to Muslim taxi drivers who at the time had few outlets for authentic halal food in the five boroughs." Like many other halal carts, along with gyro and falafel and hummus, you can snag some bomb chicken and rice platters with an out-of-this-world white sauce. That’s the inspiration for these glorious wings. Note: For spices like coriander and cumin, you can use pre-ground if that’s what you have, or freshly grind them for an even more intense flavor.
