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Chunky Wangs
By DK | April 18, 2010 |
Anyone ever had hot wings with chunks of goodies in the sauce? Recently, while retuning home from an out of town hunting trip ( Turkey season 
), I decided to stop off for a bite to eat on the outskirts of Columbia, SC. I found a little place called Sammi’s Deli that had the typical deli fare such as hot and cold subs, salads, burgers, special sandwiches, gyros, etc. Among all of the items on their extensive menu, one thing really caught my eye, HOT WINGS! 28 flavors of wings actually. Way more wings than I expected to see in a deli. So I ordered up a Roast Beef sub and an order of “Inferno” wings (their hottest).
When I ordered up the wings, the main thing on my mind was the heat level. Of course they said that they were extremely hot, but there was no waiver, or any warnings of death, so I figured it wouldn’t be too bad as is usually the case. But When I opened the container to grab that first wing, I had a nice little surprise before even taking a bite. There were chunks on my wings! That’s right, bits and pieces of peppers and onions that were chopped up and added to the sauce. Nice! This was the first time that I’ve had hot wings prepared this way. Thinking back on it, I had heard the cook talking with one of the customers about using crushed pineapple in the sauce for the Hawaiian BBQ to add a little texture. It never occurred to me that he would do something similar with the “hot” wings. As simple as it was, it really is what made these wings so good.
While this may not be some huge blockbuster story, I just wanted to share it with you guys. I would love to hear if anyone has had wings made this way before, maybe it’s common in certain areas? If not, then give it shot next time you cook up a batch of wings. 
And if you’re in the area, stop in and give Sammi’s a try. The sandwich and the wings were really good, and the service was excellent. Check ‘em out online also at www.sammisdelionline.com to see the list of all 28 wing flavors and their complete menu. They have several locations in Columbia. The one I visited was in Irmo.
-DK
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Topics: Reviews | 5 Comments »
they sure look good.
I’ve never seen wings that had chunkies on them..but the idea actually sounds good. You can see what’s in the sauce.
How “hot” were the wings?
They were hot, but not Deathmatch kinda hot. I thought I caught a whiff of extract when I first opened the carton up, and maybe even tasted a hint of it also, but if it’s an extract based sauce, then it hides it very well. They were hot enough to make my head sweat, so they were plenty hot enough to be called Inferno.
The flavor was really good. Typical buffalo style but with the added flavor of the fresh peppers and onions. The vinegar hit wasn’t very strong either.
I’ve had wings with cut up Jalapenos on them. It definitely makes for a better wing in places where you usually just get a bowl full of Tabasco!
Wow would I love these wings! We used to get a garlic wing from Beck’s in Sykesville MD and they were loaded with tasty bits of garlic, so I can only imagine these lil tasty bits of goodness!
You’ve inspired me to try my own wings with bits and pieces of peppers, garlic, onions etc… thanks!
~brian