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Beigels in the UK are generally a much simpler, more traditional creature than in North America, where they seem to tend to become, from a British beigel-lover'

by nanna 5y ago

Beigels in the UK are generally a much simpler, more traditional creature than in North America, where they seem to tend to become, from a British beigel-lover's perspective, something quite monstrous. A great beigel is like a great croissant - perfect in its simplicity. A beigel should have a crisp, golden crust, and sufficient chew to leaves your jaws feeling exhausted. The filling should highlight these these attributes and not dominate them. Beyond that its just not a beigel. Tip: Best beigel in London are to be found - no not in Beigel Bake! - in Sharon's Bakery (Edgware and maybe elsewhere) or Carmelli's (Golder's Green).

frosted-flakes 5y ago
It's bagel, not beigel. And a bagel is a bagel, I'm reasonably certain that British bagels are identical to American bagels.
- fknorangesite 5y ago
  > a bagel is a bagel You trying to start a war between Montreal and New York?
- nanna 5y ago
  > It's bagel, not beigel I think you'll find that it's often spelled beigel on the other side of the ocean, as per example of the UK's most famous Jewish bakery [1]. The cockney Yiddish community in London's East End who introduced beigel's pronounced them with a strong I (pasekh tzvey yudn) rather than an EY (tzvey yudn), and so the word was transliterated as bEIgel as per a German orthography (as in Eisenhower). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beigel_Bake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beigel_Bake > I'm reasonably certain that British bagels are identical to American bagels. Even despite everything I just said about simplicity, British beigels lack the malt commonly used in American 'bagels', and the honey used in Montreal ones. So no, they are categorically not identical to American 'bagels'. So now you know.