bagel topping
Lox or schmear
A bagel topping is anything spread or placed on a bagel—cream cheese being the classic choice, but also butter, lox, eggs, avocado, or countless other options.
The phrase appears most often in discussions of breakfast preferences or deli orders: What's your favorite bagel topping?
- cream cheeseSoft spreadable dairy product
- loxSalt-cured salmon
- schmearThick dab of spread
- sesameOilseed for tahini
- sesame seedsTiny oilseed for baking
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