Buffalo Wings

• Buffalo wings were invented at the Anchor bar in Buffalo, New York, during the 1960s. The wings were cut, fried with the skin on and covered in hot sauce. Traditionally, the wings are served with celery sticks and blue cheese dressing. Now buffalo wings are served across the globe. Some are plain and some are breaded, but all are fried and served in a spicy sauce. Sauces for the wings range from mild to very hot.

Cajun Seasoning

• Cajun country consists of 22 parishes, or counties, in Louisiana. French-Canadian in origin, Cajuns have a distinct style of cooking that combines French, African and Native American ingredients. Complex and usually spicy, Cajun seasonings provide an extra depth of flavor to already spicy Buffalo wings. Common seasonings found in Cajun cooking include thyme, onion, peppers and garlic.

Cajun Seasoning Blends

• There are many ways to make Cajun seasoning, it just comes down to personal taste. Combine white pepper, cayenne pepper, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and thyme to create a peppery seasoning for Buffalo wings. Mix sweet paprika, cumin, salt, garlic powder and celery seeds for a mellow seasoning with a smoky flavor. Blend parsley, thyme, sweet basil, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, onion powder and cumin for an herb-based seasoning with a slightly spicy taste. Place the spice blend in an airtight container to prevent loss of potency. Store the container in a cool, dark place to preserve the blend's taste.

Cajun Seasonings on Buffalo Wings

• Mixing Cajun seasonings with Buffalo wings is as easy as stirring the spices into the sauce. Cover the fried wings with the spicy sauce and you’re done. This distributes the seasoning evenly into the sauce so that each bite tastes the same. Alternately, sprinkle the spice seasoning over the fried wings and then pour the sauce over the chicken. This method gives you a higher concentration of Cajun spices in some areas, since the seasonings are not evenly distributed though the sauce. So one bite may be filled with seasoning and the next may not.