Here’s an interesting little tidbit from one of our local restaurateurs.

Binga’s Wingas in Yarmouth and Binga’s Stadium in Portland unveiled a selection of gluten-free chicken wings (“Wingas”) this past week. Binga’s owner Alec Altman said in a statement the local restaurants have been working on developing the gluten-free selections for quite some time, and they’re finally ready for the curtain raising.

Here’s Altman’s statement on the topic:

We have been testing our gluten-free recipe for over six months. Customer feedback has been phenomenal. In between mouth fulls, they tell us the fried foods are tastier and crispier.

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The added complication, according to Binga’s, is that they aimed to make gluten-free wings without simply resorting to frying them bare, sans the typical wheat breading mixture coat. Binga’s developed a corn, rice flour and spice mixture alternative so they could eliminate the gluten without giving up the flavor.

Again, Altman:

That coating binds the sauce to the wings, locks moisture in the meat and makes the wings crispy. Since we make our Tenders ourselves, we were able to serve gluten-free, fresh chicken instead of the frozen product found at most restaurants.