The mystery of the cheese bagel
I haven’t had a cheese bagel in years but am glad to know they still exist. The Gazette inquires into the origin of the horseshoe-shaped pastry, which has little in common with bagels tout court – and seems to be specific to Montreal, although its origin remains a mystery.
CE 09:47 on 2022-04-30 Permalink
I’ve only had them a couple times (a long time ago) and remember being but off by their sweetness.
jeather 12:28 on 2022-04-30 Permalink
I love cheese bagels a lot and have to explain them to everyone. I don’t see then as much as I used to, even in the places I used to find them regularly.
Kate 14:02 on 2022-04-30 Permalink
jeather, another thing I remember from living in Snowdon was salt sticks, which I loved. Do you ever see those any more?
JaneyB 09:29 on 2022-05-01 Permalink
And more Snowdon treat questions: the kosher cinnamon rolls in the foil plates or as logs. Are they still around? I’ve made a few tours to the awful IGA by metro Plamondon that used to have them but haven’t seen them. I hope that bakery is still around.
Ian 11:37 on 2022-05-01 Permalink
Babka? They have them at PA on Parc and Chesky’s on Bernard. Lipa & Fooderie too.
jeather 09:13 on 2022-05-02 Permalink
I’ve never really been a fan of salt sticks, so I’m not sure. The cinnamon babka are around at the Ashkenazi bakeries and honestly, they’re not that hard to make. I don’t see the cinnamon danishes they used to sell at the cafe in the YMHA back when I was a kid, though. I used to find them at Cantor’s or REAL bagel occasionally.