bagels

Boiled then baked

Bagels are ring-shaped bread rolls with a dense, chewy texture, made by boiling the dough before baking.

A staple of Jewish-American cuisine, they're typically split and eaten with cream cheese, lox, or other toppings: I'll grab bagels on my way over.

The hole in the center ensures even cooking and creates the characteristic crust.

food

cream cheese

Soft spreadable dairy product

sesame · poppy seed · deli · smoked salmon · capers · onion · nova · whitefish · breakfast sandwich · spread

varieties

plain

Basic and unremarkable

onion · garlic · blueberry · pumpernickel · salt · asiago · jalapeno · whole wheat · multigrain · bialy

bakery

boiled

Heated until bubbling

  • bakedCooked by dry heat
  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
  • yeastFermenting fungus

malt · oven · fresh · warm · batch · proofing · shaping · golden · crust · artisan

culture

Jewish

Of a Semitic people

brunch · shiva · kosher · Yiddish · tradition · immigrant · Lower East Side

Categories
Opposites
bread type/shape

bagelssliced bread

Bread sold pre-portioned

baguette · flatbread · pita · tortilla · naan

cultural/ethnic food tradition

bagelsWonder Bread

Packaged white sandwich loaf

white bread · tortillas · naan · baguette · cornbread

texture/density

bagelsWonder Bread

Packaged white sandwich loaf

white bread · croissants · brioche · angel food cake · cotton candy

Phrases
Family

bagel

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G