ATLANTA — Move over, peaches, peanuts, and pecans.
Lemon pepper wings could soon join the ranks of official Georgia foods, according to a bipartisan bill considered by lawmakers Wednesday.
Lemon pepper wings are a “cultural and culinary phenomenon,” said state Rep. Eric Bell, D-Jonesboro, the bill’s sponsor.
“Lemon pepper is something that’s synonymous with the state of Georgia, and people across our nation have come to know Georgia as famous for its lemon pepper wings,” Bell said. “This is a homegrown identity.”
The renown of Georgia’s lemon pepper wings has grown in recent years through references by hip-hop artists Rick Ross, Quavo and Gucci Mane, Bell told the House Special Rules Committee.
Forget Buffalo wings, invented in Buffalo, New York.
Lemon pepper wings have become a source of Georgia pride and heritage that could attract tourists to local restaurants, Bell said.
Based on the reaction from the committee’s chairman, the bill has a chance of becoming law.
“I’ll have to agree with you that is my favorite wing too is the lemon pepper wing. I do like them better than any other kind,” said Special Rules Chairman Mitchell Scoggins, R-Cartersville.
The committee could soon vote on House Bill 1013. If approved, it would advance to a vote in the full state House of Representatives.
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