Bagels from Gabby’s Gourmet Bagelatessen of Woodbury NY.

A great Bagel is next to impossible to find in Phoenix AZ. Most people that live here never had a proper bagel. I know this because the majority of bagels sold here don’t have the texture or taste of a New York Bagel. Not all but the majority of bagels you find in Metro Phoenix are just soft rolls shaped like bagels.

It’s really hard to describe but only in New York and the Tri  State Area (New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania) You get these bagels with a special chew and a certain shiny moist coating almost like a glaze but it’s not a glaze and the unique taste. New York Style Bagels have a sort of a soft crust……Look Close….you won’t find this in Phoenix. At least not anywhere that I know of at this time…….

It just gets that way from boiling the dough and then baking the dough.

The inside of the bagel is dense moist and chewy but not wet. There is a slight sweetness that is hard to identify. It taste similar a Philly Pretzel that fills your mouth with a certain type of yum… …………But even less people are familiar with the Genuine Philly Soft Pretzel that you buy off the streets from vendors. If I were to guess the ingredient my guess would be barley sugar but that is an incorrect guess. The secret ingredient to New York Bagels and Philly Soft Pretzels is Malt Syrup. It’s this special taste that is more delicious than just sweet.

I made a dent in the middle of the bagel bottom with my finger and you can see the bagel isn’t like a roll…It’s what a bagel is suppose to be.

Then you can lightly toast it.

Sometimes the bagel is good with butter.

But usually it’s best with $36.00 a lb. Lox and Cream Cheese…..

I ate the actual Lox and New York Bagel before I thought about taking a picture so here is another picture of a Bagel Sandwich from Goldman’s Deli in Scottsdale AZ.

Nova Lox Cream Cheese on a Bagel from Goldman’s Deli Scottsdale AZ

A little Forking Truth about What New York Bagels are like.

The Forking Truth