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[sidsmom]

[sidsmom]

[sunshine45]

you all really have to think "outside the traditional bagel"......whether it be how it is sliced, what it is stuffed with, or if it is served open face. we see it all around here and we have some EXCELLENT bagel shops and delis with tons of choices.

how do you bagel?

[sidsmom]

[sidsmom]

[Alter Ego]

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@sidsmom wrote:

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That’s how thin crust is typically sliced in the Chicagoland area.  Obviously some exceptions, but that’s what I grew up on.

But have never seen bagels like this!  Read elsewhere that people in St Louis are actually kind of surprised because they don’t know anything about this either!! And, now I see all these poor memes.

[apl_pi14]

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@sidsmom wrote:

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Yep, that's definitely a STL style pizza....yuk!

[QueenDanceALot]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

you all really have to think "outside the traditional bagel"......whether it be how it is sliced, what it is stuffed with, or if it is served open face. we see it all around here and we have some EXCELLENT bagel shops and delis with tons of choices.

how do you bagel?

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Toppings can be varied and wonderful, but the underlying bagel MUST be an actual bagel and not a Panera piece of bread baked into a bagel shape.

KittyLouWhoNYBagelPuristToYou

[sunshine45]

LOL @QueenDanceALot  obviously there are LOTS of people who love the panera bagels. our paneras are always packed and we have three in our general area. if you go in there very late you will see just how much breads are left.....and it isnt that many.

my choice is to purchase from the local mom and pop bagel shops because i love the quality and we have a number of them close by.....most only open until no later than 4pm.

even among our local bagel shops there is no set standard as to how the bagel looks or tastes.

[Bri369]

We were in New York last Fall.  I wanted an authentic New York bagel so bad.  Never found one.  LOL  All the good bagel shops were sold out by 10 am.