Chapter 1
The European roots of the bagel
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Chapter 2
The great North American rivalry
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Chapter 3
The chemistry of the perfect chew
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Chapter 4
Bagels around the globe
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The story of the bagel
Ch 4 · Bagels around the globe
sonia Space Bagels
Eighteen bagels went floating high, Spinning zero-g circles up in the sky.
sonia Japanese bakers adapted the bagel to local tastes using steaming and sweet fillings.
sonia The Middle Eastern cousin of the bagel is large, oval, and covered in sesame seeds.
BETA
sonia Drag bagels to their home countries to discover how different cultures bake and top them.
Fun Fact
Space bagels: In 2008, astronaut Gregory Chamitoff brought 18 sesame bagels from Montreal into space on the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Glossary
obwarzanek (noun)
A braided, ring-shaped bread of Polish origin that is boiled before being baked. In 1394, Polish royal accounts recorded this traditional bread, a direct ancestor of global bagel varieties.
A braided, ring-shaped bread of Polish origin that is boiled before being baked. In 1394, Polish royal accounts recorded this traditional bread, a direct ancestor of global bagel varieties.
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What cooking technique do Japanese bakers often use instead of boiling to make bagels softer and springier?
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Who is credited with inventing the 'everything' bagel topping mix in Queens, New York, around 1980?
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What is the classic filling served with London 'beigels' at the historic Brick Lane bakeries?
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Which famous 24-hour bakery on Brick Lane has been serving traditional 'beigels' in London since 1974?
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Which of the following is a popular local ingredient used to flavor bagels in Japanese bakeries?
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What is the primary reason why some food historians dispute the single-inventor story of the everything bagel?