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[ZOONAMI]

I iike bagels, but fuck cream cheese.
There are better things to top them with.

But there are so many different kinds of cream cheese.

I love me a bagel breakfast sandwich, lox bagel, and even PB&J bagels though.

 

[Extra Sauce]

This may explain why I used to go through a six-pack of bagels a week back when my local store ordered them from "Brossard Bagel". Shit was so good.

Now I shop at Super C and I don't think they have anything but the garbage I like to call "bagel-shaped bread".

 

[Laekon]

Why I think Montreal bagels are better straight up I like making sandwiches out of NYC style ones. Horrible for a diet but the a toasted bagel is a superior sandwich ingredient.

 

[siddx]

One everything bagel. Thin layer of butter. Melted white Vermont extra sharp cheddar on top. Two strips of bacon.

 

[Viewt]

One everything bagel. Thin layer of butter. Melted white Vermont extra sharp cheddar on top. Two strips of bacon.

This is close to my breakfast sandwich that I make for my girlfriend when we're hungover or having a "be a couch zombie" day.

Basically, I make four strips of applewood smoked bacon (using the bacon method in the oven), taking it out when it's still pretty chewy. I set it off to the side to cool.

Then I scramble 4 eggs, seasoned with herb de provence, garlic salt, and lemon pepper. While the eggs are halfway to being done, I add in a fistful of Mexican taco cheese to mix with the eggs. Just before they're done, I tear up the bacon and add it to the mixture. I also throw in a little Co-Op Habanero Hot Sauce.

I throw healthy portions of this between two toasted everything bagels. I cut it in half to make it a little easier to eat. It is delicious and, when accompanied by a post-meal nap, can cure most hangovers.

 

[Llyranor]

...and what if I don't want my bagel to be sweeter?

edit: wait they're sweet? nah f that. im out.

It's barely sweet. There's a slight hint of it at most.

I iike bagels, but fuck cream cheese.
There are better things to top them with.

Like smoked salmon!!!

But for cheese spreads, I prefer boursin.

Fuck I want to go to Montreal now

I would fly up there just for the food

Come for the bagels and poutine! My favorite Montreal food is smoked meat, though.

 

[Kayhan]

So New York can't even make good bagels.

What a shame.

At least you can still get a good New York slice at Sbarro.

 

[capitalCORN]

Nothing better that getting some fresh sliced Montreal smoked meat from Lester's and some St. Viateur bagels, and making yourself a tall stack of heaven on Earth.

 

[UpUpDownDown]

St-Viateur for life.

 

[Tremis]

So New York can't even make good bagels.

What a shame.

At least you can still get a good New York slice at Sbarro.

Damn....

 

[Ra\/en]

St vieteur bagels are sublime.

 

[Coriolanus]

NYC bagels forever. There's a reason they're famous.

indeed, and that reason is called "advertising".

 

[ProtomanNeo]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/clevel...its-new-york-with-schmear-campaign-1468861268

From the article:

"New Yorkers are brash champions of their bagels. Montrealers politely insist theirs are best. But there may be a bagel that is better than both in a place that isn’t used to bragging about itself: Cleveland."

 

[Sciortino]

Yup, St Viateur bagels are amazing.

 

[Frustrated_me]

You're doing yourself a disservice if you travel to Montreal and not have St-Viateur bagels.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

When I visited NY last year I went to get bagels at like 3 places and didn't like any of them tbh :\

I much prefer the bagels here in the Bay Area. WIll definitely try some when I go to Montreal though

 

[Dylan]

Surprised this hasn't devolved into a St-Viateur vs Fairmount thread.


I'm a St-Viateur man myself, but mostly because we have a location in the Deeg.

 

[Dylan]

Montreal style all the way. We have Kettleman's in Ottawa which is awesome.

My brain has made a direct link between Kettleman's Bagels and the Walk of Shame.

 

[RevoDS]

Truth. In world rankings, St-Viateur is first, Fairmount second, everyone else far below

 

[Yort]

Montréal bagels are dope.

 

[mmazurkiewicz]

Are Montreal bagels anything like the bagel type rings they sell in Poland these days at the various baked goods stands?

 

[Envelope]

anything that's sweet shouldn't even be called a bagel

absolutely disgusting

 

[capitalCORN]

anything that's sweet shouldn't even be called a bagel

absolutely disgusting

Carbs are sweet friend.

 

[Wallach]

sure but like....why?

same reason you don't cover a proper steak in some condiment bullshit

 

[BigJonsson]

Nah, they are not

 

[Bagels]

lol. let me set the record straight. I am NY born and raised. I live in Montreal now. I am Jewish. Thus: I AM BAGEL.

Excuse you?

 

[Dali]

I feel like GAF is a large part of why I gained weight. Haven't eaten a bagel in years but now I want one. I used to make a bagel sandwich with pineapple cream cheese, honey turkey, turkey bacon, and spinach leaves. So good.

 

[You Are Viewtiful]

I feel like GAF is a large part of why I gained weight. Haven't eaten a bagel in years but now I want one. I used to make a bagel sandwich with pineapple cream cheese, honey turkey, turkey bacon, and spinach leaves. So good.

This. Second-hand obesity.

 

[antibolo]

Allow me to blow all y'all minds by telling you that a peanut butter and jelly sandwich made with a toasted Saint-Viateur bagel is the best thing.

 

[Duuke]

Being in Montreal, I wish I had access to New York style bagels. Montreal bagels are small, thin, and a pain to toast. Might as well be eating croutons dropped in cream cheese.

 

[PaulExcellent]

I'm in Utah. There are no good bagels here anyway. Though we do have fantastic water, so maybe we should.

I was thinking the exact same thing. :/
Also, where the hell are you where Utah has good water?

 

[ColdPizza]

Y'all think Viateur bagels are the best, but I guess you haven't tried the Fairmount ones.

I had Fairmount when I visited a few years. They were okay from what I remember.

 

[MC Safety]

AVClub - Supper Club

Again, I love both, but I've gotta hand it to Montreal. They have the best bagels. I'm very jealous.

It's endearing how every place's X food is better than -- wait for it! -- New York's X food.

I am sure Montreal's bagels are unique in actually being better than New York's.

 

[B-Dubs]

It's endearing how every place's X food is better than -- wait for it! -- New York's X food.

I am sure Montreal's bagels are unique in actually being better than New York's.

Everyone thinks their food is better than NYC's food and they feel forced to write articles about it. Anyone ever notice how it never happens in reverse? There's a reason for that, we're comfortable in our supremacy.

 

[ColdPizza]

Is there a place in Montreal I can get Montreal smoked beef on a Montreal bagel?

 

[SirCheese]

Montreal bagels are amazing. Last time I was in Montreal, I even brought some home on the plane.

 

[MC Safety]

Everyone thinks their food is better than NYC's food and they feel forced to write articles about it. Anyone ever notice how it never happens in reverse? There's a reason for that, we're comfortable in our supremacy.

As I said, it's endearing.

The rest of the world is special, too.

 

[leroidys]

We've got a place in Seattle that does bagels in the 'Montreal' style. I definitely enjoy that place when I'm having bagels.


Curious though, did they originate in Montreal or was it just popularized there?

Where is this?

 

[capitalCORN]

As I said, it's endearing.

The rest of the world is special, too.

And your 'famous' Halal Guys is nothing but the same shit countless shawarma shops in Toronto cater in droves.

 

[B-Dubs]

And your 'famous' Halal Guys is nothing but the same shit countless shawarma shops in Toronto cater in droves.

Adorable.