While bagels are often recognized for its round shape and delicious taste (nothing compared to Nasi Lemak), it is the other mysterious and often enigmatic side of bagels that is seldom discussed - a topic that is generally unknown to many (because most people don't analyze bagels as seriously as a bagel fanatic) - the use of Bagels in Breakfast (some say they even eat it for Brunch, Lunch, Dinner and Supper!)
What is a Bagel ? Some of you could have walked past and said hello to one without even knowing that you had it for breakfast!
A bagel :
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What is a Bagel ? Some of you could have walked past and said hello to one without even knowing that you had it for breakfast!
A bagel :
A bagel (also spelled beigel)[1] is a bread product, traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, which is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked.[2] The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. Bagels are often topped with seeds baked on the outer crust, with the traditional ones beingpoppy or sesame seeds. Some also may have salt sprinkled on their surface, and there are also a number of different dough types such as whole-grain or rye.[2]
Bagels have become a popular bread product in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, especially in cities with large Jewishpopulations,[3] many with different ways of making bagels. Like other bakery products, bagels are available (either fresh or frozen, and often in many flavor varieties) in many major supermarkets in those countries.
The basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides providing for a more even cooking and baking of the dough: the hole could be used to thread string or dowels through groups of bagels, allowing for easier handling and transportation and more appealing seller display
A History on Bagels
Contrary to some beliefs, the bagel was not created in the shape of a stirrup to commemorate the victory of Poland's King Jan III Sobieski over the Ottoman Turks in the Battle of Vienna in 1683.[citation needed] It was actually invented much earlier in Kraków, Poland, as a competitor to the obwarzanek, a lean bread of wheat flour designed for Lent. Leo Rosten wrote in "The Joys of Yiddish" about the first known mention of the word bajgiel in the "Community Regulations" of the city of Kraków in 1610, which stated that the item was given as a gift to women in childbirth.[6]
In the 16th and first half of the 17th centuries, the bajgiel became a staple of the Polish national diet,[7] and a staple of the Slavic diet generally.[8] That the name originated from beugal (old spelling of Bügel, meaning bail/bow or bale) is considered plausible by many[who?], both from the similarities of the word and because traditional handmade bagels are not perfectly circular but rather slightly stirrup-shaped. (This, however, may be due to the way the boiled bagels are pressed together on the baking sheet before baking.)
Yes - all stolen from Wikipedia - go google Bagel and read the rest ...
Here's a cool old picture ...
My Personal Experiences Eating Bagels
I have been involved in / with bagels when I first ate it in 1998 when I was in the UK, but only became more active since ... no wait ... that was Nasi Lemak. Ok .. I don't claim to be an expert on bagels but my good bud does have a lot of experience and interest in Crystals - in Metaphysics .... WHAT???? .. yup .. go check it out : http://www.devonbuy.com/crystal-metaphysical-energy/
In conclusion - I leave you with some Bagel art ...
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