The chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated fowl, believed to be descended from the wild Indian and south-east Asian Red Junglefowl.The chicken is one of the most common and wide-spread domestic animals. With a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other bird. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, from both their meat and their eggs.

Visit Jack Melnick's Corner Tap, where the neighborhood pub in Chicago is serving up chicken wings, and you might be surprised to hear a range of expletives. They're so hot that patron Dave Brooks equated them with "torture." "It's basically like getting tear-gassed," said Dave Butts, another brave customer. And culinary adventurer Sam Jones...

This smoking hot former Hooters waitress now serves up T&A instead of chicken wings.

Sometimes nothing beats classic nachos with lots of cheese, spicy peppers and lots of tasty toppings such as homemade guacamole, salsa and sour cream. This kind of food is perfect to serve with buffalo chicken wings, twice-baked potatoes and a nice crisp beer during a game or a movie. Nachos happen to be really simple to make...

Doha can now claim to be the home of the world's largest bucket of fried chicken – a 300kg mountain courtesy of Qatar Food Company, the franchisee owner of KFC.

Reigning Wing Bowl champion Joey Chestnut celebrates his win at the 16th annual Wing Bowl event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 1, 2008. Chestnut from San Jose, California ate 241 chicken wings to retain the crown