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[Ginger Hail]

Pork roll, egg, and cheese on a bagel is a pretty hard sandwich to beat.

 

[Kerned]

Pork roll, egg, and cheese on a bagel is a pretty hard sandwich to beat.

I prefer them on a kaiser bun, if you please.

 

[HowardRoark]

Bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel is the most satisfying and delicious sandwiches one can get.

Substitute the bagel with a sesame seed bagel and you're in food nirvana.

This guy gets it.

 

[Haly]

I dislike how dense bagels are so I prefer fluffy bread for sandwiches.

The sole exception:

 

[TheOfficeMut]

I looooove bagels, and as tasty as bagel sandwiches can be, I'd much rather opt for Kaiser rolls or hero bread because they keep my sandwiches intact while I eat them.

 

[spindashing]

Not only sounds, looks also

It actually hurt me deep to see this photo

not like this, friend

not like this

 

[Betta Lines]

Sandwiches can contain any food that works well with bread. That's the vast majority of foods, including almost all vegetables and fruits....

I'd like to enquire about this OP... what fruits do you commonly put in a sandwich? You mention banana, but that's fairly unconventional... I can't think of any fruit that I'd want to eat with bread. I know there's a fruit/plum loaf with raisins or whatever in the mix, but that doesn't really count...

 

[sir_kevith]

I'm not too big on bagel sandwiches because when you bite into them, all the fillings tend to squish out the other end. Open-faced bagel sandwiches, on the other hand, are amazing.

Behold, one of the best: the Extra Special from Zingermann's in Ann Arbor. Herbed cream cheese, lox, red onion, tomato, capers, topped with smoked whitefish salad on a bagel of your choice (I always go for an everything). In my opinion, this is tough to beat.

Damn that looks amazing. I might try once with the white fish and once without though just to make sure it improves things cause I think it's hard to improve red onions and lox.

 

[Nose Master]

Any bagel sandwich would be better on an english muffin. :V

 

[megalowho]

Bagel sandwiches are tough because, depending on where you live, the bagels just aren't that good. Easier to find good bread than a good bagel in most places.

I don't make a habit of it but when it comes to hot pastrami, a bagel can be a solid substitute for rye bread. Everything with a grainy mustard, pickles on the side and a root beer to wash it down.

 

[Technosteve]

Porkroll egg and cheese on an everything egg bagel.

God teir breakfast sandwich.

Tri state area bagels are god teir, every where else is shit even you montreal

 

[Fancy Clown]

I'm not too big on bagel sandwiches because when you bite into them, all the fillings tend to squish out the other end. Open-faced bagel sandwiches, on the other hand, are amazing.

Behold, one of the best: the Extra Special from Zingermann's in Ann Arbor. Herbed cream cheese, lox, red onion, tomato, capers, topped with smoked whitefish salad on a bagel of your choice (I always go for an everything). In my opinion, this is tough to beat.

zingermann's is the shit

 

[Kerned]

Damn that looks amazing. I might try once with the white fish and once without though just to make sure it improves things cause I think it's hard to improve red onions and lox.

Without the whitefish they just call it The Special. Both versions are amazing.

 

[MikeDip]

Sandwich bread is ranked like so: First is croissant. Next bagel. Third chicken. Forth is soft cookies. Fifth is hard cookies.. Then whatever you can think of. Bottom of the list is stupid bread.

 

[TrounceX]

We can all agree that in terms of efficient food construction, you really can't beat a sandwich. Sure, there's your tacos and quesadillas and a million other foods that don't require utensils and are fully edible, but it's the versatility of the sandwich that puts it on top of the food game. Sandwiches can contain any food that works well with bread. That's the vast majority of foods, including almost all vegetables and fruits, as well as every kind of meat. Sandwiches don't need anything more than their endless variety. When I go to a restaurant, I usually head straight to the sandwich portion of the menu. It hasn't failed me yet. Bagel sandwiches, on the other hand, narrow the field of choice for toppings heavily. Not, however, as heavily as one might assume at first. You see, most bagel sandwiches are held back by the imagination of the chef. Far too many people pigeonhole bagel sandwiches into the breakfast niche, and while there are no arguments to be made against the bagel sandwich's superiority in the breakfast category, this isn't its only function. Bagel sandwiches can be BLTs, Clubs, Philly Cheesesteaks, Peanut Butter & Banana, and many, many other sandwiches that are currently thought of as the sole domain of bread. Bagels also have one natural advantage over bread: They themselves can be different flavors and varieties. This can lead to such exciting combinations as a BLT on an Asiago Cheese Bagel, or a peanut butter based sandwich on a Peanut Butter Bagel, increasing the appeal of the sandwich twofold. What do you think?

Nope, you already lost me here. The most efficient food construction is clearly a wrap of some sort. You can pack a lot more stuff inside a wrap before it becomes a chore to eat. Added bonus is you come out on the correct side of the protein / carb ratio.

Now bagels, bagels are good, clearly better tasting than a simple bread sandwich. The issue here again is the protein / carb ratio - bagels have too much bread. Also, the outer layer of the bagel is usually hard, which means you will squeeze the sandwich when you bite down, which leads to uneven condiment distribution as it squeezes towards the central hole or out the other side.

Bread is boring. I pity the people who eat sandwiches on plain white wonderbread or whatever that crap is. At that point, the bread is just a conduit to the contents of the sandwich and doesn't add anything of value. Actually it just adds empty carbs to the meal so it is a net negative. You could use a nice wheat bread, but wheat bread usually only tastes good toasted which is inconvenient and somewhat defeats the purpose of a sandwich.

Tortilla > Bagel > Bread

 

[Poodlestrike]

The best sandwich I've ever had is a BLT on a garlic bagel. Heartily agreed, OP, people underestimate the versatility of the bagel. Mikie's in Redmond, WA.

Can't find a picture, but this thing was ridiculous. As much bacon as there was bagel.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Doesn't matter much to me. Put either one in front of me and their both getting smashed.

 

[TarpitCarnivore]

Pork roll egg and cheese on an everything bagel or GTFO

 

[Butts-a-plenty]

Bagels outside of New York and Montreal are trash anyway.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Bagels outside of New York and Montreal are trash anyway.

Nah, you can find decent bagel shops in most towns.

The real struggle is finding a good bialy.

 

[Butts-a-plenty]

Nah, you can find decent bagel shops in most towns.

The real struggle is finding a good bialy.

Hasn't been my experience. The bagels in a NYC bagel shop are fresh out of the oven and often times the cream cheese is made in the shop.