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I've always been curious as to why bagels have such a strong reputation in the northeast, so much so that people are skeptical that any bagel made outside of that region is inferior. Bagels are not like other regional foods that are the best when made with locally sourced ingredients, right? The quality of flour and yeast can't be that much different between regions, can it?
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washing machine wrote:
I've always been curious as to why bagels have such a strong reputation in the northeast, so much so that people are skeptical that any bagel made outside of that region is inferior. Bagels are not like other regional foods that are the best when made with locally sourced ingredients, right? The quality of flour and yeast can't be that much different between regions, can it?
more immigrants in the NE - all the old world technique came here first.
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I really don't buy that in 2012, though. I'm sure that bagels were traditionally better in the NE because of that reason, but certainly enough capable pastry chefs exist throughout the country by now. I'd wager that you can get an authentic bagel just as easily in Memphis as you can in Philadelphia.
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washing machine wrote:
I really don't buy that in 2012, though. I'm sure that bagels were traditionally better in the NE because of that reason, but certainly enough capable pastry chefs exist throughout the country by now. I'd wager that you can get an authentic bagel just as easily in Memphis as you can in Philadelphia.
probably, but you couldn't convince a New Yorker of it. Wouldn't you feel the same about Texas BBQ or whatever you guys eat that's hugely regional like that?
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Well no, because BBQ is one of those types of foods that I mentioned earlier that are, by nature, the best when made with ingredients that can only be found in the region. I feel like you can make a bagel anywhere with the right know-how. I could be terribly wrong, though. I've never actually had a bagel from the NE.
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washing machine wrote:
Well no, because BBQ is one of those types of foods that I mentioned earlier that are, by nature, the best when made with ingredients that can only be found in the region. I feel like you can make a bagel anywhere with the right know-how. I could be terribly wrong, though. I've never actually had a bagel from the NE.
so no one in the NE could have regional ingredients shipped up from the great state of Texas?
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Even something like tap water can have a huge affect on taste, so I could see how bagels made in NY could be genuinely different and better. I actually really love bagels and can't believe I didn't seek out a good one the few times I've been up there.
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malice wrote:
washing machine wrote:
Well no, because BBQ is one of those types of foods that I mentioned earlier that are, by nature, the best when made with ingredients that can only be found in the region. I feel like you can make a bagel anywhere with the right know-how. I could be terribly wrong, though. I've never actually had a bagel from the NE.
so no one in the NE could have regional ingredients shipped up from the great state of Texas?
They could, but I doubt that it would remain farm fresh.
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washing machine wrote:
malice wrote:
washing machine wrote:
Well no, because BBQ is one of those types of foods that I mentioned earlier that are, by nature, the best when made with ingredients that can only be found in the region. I feel like you can make a bagel anywhere with the right know-how. I could be terribly wrong, though. I've never actually had a bagel from the NE.
so no one in the NE could have regional ingredients shipped up from the great state of Texas?
They could, but I doubt that it would remain farm fresh.
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