There is no more satisfying breakfast than a toasted bagel with lots and lots of cream cheese

have to admit when i'm being "bad" as far as eating healthy, for breakfast a toasted bagel with cream cheese or my other favorite i switch the bagel and cream cheese with, that being a toasted english muffin with butter and jelly just makes me happy...

Cinnamon rolls are a close second. Sweetness and carbs, yum.

Carbs with fat slathered on top. That sounds delicious, fattie.

R2... oops i forgot a big ole cinnamon roll too! yummy!....

R3 is Goop, perpetually hangry.

Gotta have lox and onion with that bagel.

I raise your toasted bagel with cream cheese with a expertly prepared Eggs Benedict with hollandaise and potatoes o'brien on the side. Champers to go with!

I agree - wild smoked fish and thick onion. Average schmear of creamcheese.

Agree!

But you *have to* toast it. Some people seem to like cream cheese slathered on a fresh bagel. I personally think this is a terrible texture, kind of nauseating.

It's amazing how just toasting the bagel first changes so much about the experience of eating it with cream cheese.

If I must endure that much fat and carbs I'd prefer eggs benedict.

Corned Beef Hash and Poached Eggs

Huevos rancheros

Muesli with homemade yoghurt and berries, pain au chocolat

Dim sum and egg fried rice

Banana pancakes with pure maple syrup

British back bacon sandwiches with ketchup and HP sauce

Rösti and soft-boiled eggs

Scrambled egg with smoked salmon, scallion and creme fraiche

I do not like toasted bagels with cheese of cream

I do not like them Sam I ream

make that a blueberry bagel with Jif hazelnut nutella cheesecake spread, with chocolate coffee and irish crème

Only trash toast bagels.

When I was a poor 20 something living in NYC, I'd get a bagel at a bodega on 1st and 58th every night after working as a bartender. That was my only non-liquid meal most days. So damn good.

So I totally agree OP!

R13 = flyover fraucunt

toasted sesame bagel with cream cheese and a ring of sliced red onion + big mug of strong coffee = heaven

Fuck you Queens that are shaming people for eating bagles. I have a bagel and cream cheese almost every day from Au Bon Pain. I am 6’1, 180 fit and hardly any body fat. Not everyone has to eat egg white and celery to stay fit.

Bagels should not be fruit flavored. Sesame seed or poppy seed please slathered with schmear. Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm

Best breakfasts involve protein (smoked fish) and fat (creamed cheese). The bagel is dessert. (I prefer poppy seed.). (Onions and chives are an extra treat.)

Even if you don't get to eat anything else the rest of the day, you'll go to sleep happy.

r16 == frigid

If you're paying for it have what you want, how you want it, adorned with whatever strikes your fancy. Fuck the NYers who dictate how a particular item "should" be prepared to be authentic. Ask any Montrealer and they'll probably look down on what others consider edible. I'm struck by how everyone knows toasting brings out the aroma and texture of all bread, yet bagels remain a sacrosanct item to be eaten fresh. NYers love to have warm bagels yet every baker knows you never eat breads while still warm. Always let them cool to warm temperature.

That said, I rarely eat bagels because I eat them with about 3x the volume in cream cheese. It's like a drug to me.

OP, there’s more to bagels than cream cheese. An everything bagel with a slice of cheddar cheese and sausage is divine. A toasted everything bagel with a smear of whitefish salad is even better!

C'mon now, no SOS or sausage gravy lovers? Two easy over eggs on top and hashed browns with onions underneath, seeded, toasted rye bread on the side. Virgin Mary to go with.

If I'm feeling lazy, avocado toast well-doctored with TJ Chili-Lime seasoning and plenty of black pepper. VM once again.

Boring, OP is definitely in a NYC Jewish bubble.

Ring, Ring, hello, it's the 1980's, your high carb office bagels are ready for pickup. Would you like extra schmear with that?

R25, nope. Suburban Atlanta.

Bagel were invented as wannabe doughnuts. FACT.

You grew up in suburban Atlanta eating bagels? Highly unlikely unless you lived in a Jewish neighborhood, Jewish family or moved from the East Coast.

R29, don’t be so provincial. Bagels are literally everywhere.

[quote]If I must endure that much fat and carbs I'd prefer eggs benedict.

This + 1.

So much more satisfying but a lot more work to make. Bagels are a dime a dozen. Just dried bread to me. I don't get the fascination, and yes I have tried "good bagels" from NYC.

Avocado toast with a side of dick from the man you can’t get when you’re a FAT WHORE.

[quote][R29], don’t be so provincial. Bagels are literally everywhere.

So is dog shit, what's your point?

I see you avoided my premise that the only people who like bagels in Atlanta are probably Jewish or came from a Jewish neighborhood. It's not a staple food item in that region. Yes you cant get them idiot, but that again is not the question.

^yes you CAN get them, but^^

R11 - I'd add:

french toast made with challah bread (or raisin bread)

eggs florentine

whole wheat pancakes topped with a fresh strawberry sauce

a pasta frittata (made with tomatoes, mozzarella, parmigiano & a little bit of ham)

R33, your premise that the only people who like bagels in Atlanta are probably Jewish or came from a Jewish neighborhood is bizarre. Neither is true in my case. Everyone I know, of every background and religion, likes bagels.

The best breakfast will always be a Full English.

Sausages, bacon, fried eggs, beans, grilled tomato, black pudding and hash browns with toast and builder's tea.

[quote]your premise that the only people who like bagels in Atlanta are probably Jewish or came from a Jewish neighborhood is bizarre.

Not really, it's still considered an ethnic food. Plus, outside of that their main stream popularity was the late 80's and 90's. Then it turned to muffins. Then no carbs. Before all of that it was doughnuts. Now it's Avocado Toast.

Chorizo con huevos. baby. Saturday morning breakfast. OMG.

r12

I will not eat them in a box

I will not eat them with some lox

I will not eat them those bagels cream

I will not eat them, Sam I ream

Blueberry bagels are pretty vile. Are they made with artificial blueberry bits? Chemical taste. I have a feeling fresh berries wouldn’t stand up to the bagel-making process (the boiling) but I don’t know.