Does Montreal Make Better Bagels than New York? Dining on a Dime
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Date: 2020-05-20
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Lucas
You guys. I've got a couple things say as we begin this epic FIFTEENTH season of Dining on a Dime in beautiful Montreal, Canada. First, I want to say thanks for watching and tell you how great you are. Second, I want to tell you a story: There's two sets of footprints on a beach, which become one set of footprints, and then become two again. And you said to me, what's with the footprints. And I was like, that was where YOU guys carried ME. And you were like, I don't understand this allegory. And I was like, yeah, it doesn't make much sense. And you were like, can I stop carrying you, because you're sort of heavy. And I was like, okay wiseass, you try eating for a living. I digress. The point is: Whether you're eating tapas in Barcelona or dumplings in Shanghai or shoveling quarters in your mouth outside a laundromat in Fresno, remember that the spirit of Dining on a Dime is always with you. Now please enjoy what's going to be an INCREDIBLE Montreal season, each episode more exciting and delightful than the next. And remember you can bother me over at my Insta staletwizzlers and also that I love and appreciate you and also can I finally get some fan art. XOXOXO Lucas
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You guys. I've got a couple things say as we begin this epic FIFTEENTH season of Dining on a Dime in beautiful Montreal, Canada. First, I want to say thanks for watching and tell you how great you are. Second, I want to tell you a story: There's two sets of footprints on a beach, which become one set of footprints, and then become two again. And you said to me, what's with the footprints. And I was like, that was where YOU guys carried ME. And you were like, I don't understand this allegory. And I was like, yeah, it doesn't make much sense. And you were like, can I stop carrying you, because you're sort of heavy. And I was like, okay wiseass, you try eating for a living. I digress. The point is: Whether you're eating tapas in Barcelona or dumplings in Shanghai or shoveling quarters in your mouth outside a laundromat in Fresno, remember that the spirit of Dining on a Dime is always with you. Now please enjoy what's going to be an INCREDIBLE Montreal season, each episode more exciting and delightful than the next. And remember you can bother me over at my Insta staletwizzlers and also that I love and appreciate you and also can I finally get some fan art. XOXOXO Lucas
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Bill
My cousin's family from Queens and mine from Toronto met in Montreal a few years back. They brought bagels and pastrami from Ben's while we went and got Pete's smoked meat and St. Viateur bagels as well as some smoked salmon and cream cheese from Atwater. They're two different bagels that have different applications. NYC bagels make great sandwiches. Crispy outside, soft inside and savoury. Have one and you're full. Montreal bagels are good snacking and dipping into stuff kinda bagels. They're sweet. Have a few of them and you're still okay to eat. Can't really do a great sandwich with them. (However, whatever Kettleman's does in Ottawa with their bagels makes an awesome sandwich)As far as the smoked meat/pastrami thing went, we all seemed to prefer the smoked meat.
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My cousin's family from Queens and mine from Toronto met in Montreal a few years back. They brought bagels and pastrami from Ben's while we went and got Pete's smoked meat and St. Viateur bagels as well as some smoked salmon and cream cheese from Atwater. They're two different bagels that have different applications. NYC bagels make great sandwiches. Crispy outside, soft inside and savoury. Have one and you're full. Montreal bagels are good snacking and dipping into stuff kinda bagels. They're sweet. Have a few of them and you're still okay to eat. Can't really do a great sandwich with them. (However, whatever Kettleman's does in Ottawa with their bagels makes an awesome sandwich)As far as the smoked meat/pastrami thing went, we all seemed to prefer the smoked meat.
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William
The video and the owner of St-Viateur compare one great Montreal place to the a generalized subset of NYC bagels that are mass-produced, and use it to claim Montreal bagels are better. It totally ignores the tons of amazing daily handmade bagel places in NYC and the surrounding counties that do all of those things that one shop in Montreal claims makes their bagels special. The mass produced bagels (H&H) aren't very good, but it's like if another city has one great pizza place, and claims that makes them better than NYC pizza because Sbarro's isn't very good.
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The video and the owner of St-Viateur compare one great Montreal place to the a generalized subset of NYC bagels that are mass-produced, and use it to claim Montreal bagels are better. It totally ignores the tons of amazing daily handmade bagel places in NYC and the surrounding counties that do all of those things that one shop in Montreal claims makes their bagels special. The mass produced bagels (H&H) aren't very good, but it's like if another city has one great pizza place, and claims that makes them better than NYC pizza because Sbarro's isn't very good.
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OskeeWowWowIllinois
Having had both, I like the Montreal bagel more, but no one can touch New York when it comes to fillings. Smoked fish salad, lox, smoked salmon (yes it's different from lox) all make the NYC bagel the champ in my book my favorite being Russ and Daughters. Third place, the London beigel, with salt beef is also very good but not quite as good as the top two styles.
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Having had both, I like the Montreal bagel more, but no one can touch New York when it comes to fillings. Smoked fish salad, lox, smoked salmon (yes it's different from lox) all make the NYC bagel the champ in my book my favorite being Russ and Daughters. Third place, the London beigel, with salt beef is also very good but not quite as good as the top two styles.
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aumier
My friends i hate to burst your bubble this is exactly what is known as simit (the turkish bagel) it's everywhere in Turkey its so important and essential that there is an inflation stats linked to the price of the bagel (simit, instead of the honey water used here for real simit you molasses water, everything thing else is copy paste, even Robert the owner looks Turkish X)
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My friends i hate to burst your bubble this is exactly what is known as simit (the turkish bagel) it's everywhere in Turkey its so important and essential that there is an inflation stats linked to the price of the bagel (simit, instead of the honey water used here for real simit you molasses water, everything thing else is copy paste, even Robert the owner looks Turkish X)
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fructivladies
In fact, Bagels originate from the culture of Polish Jews. Bagel is a roll with a hole, not a roll rolled on the Bagels pattern. It is more popular in the USA than in Europe or in Poland itself, which is why it is so called by migration. Bagel, on the other hand, is not formed from dough rollers - a hole should be made in the bun without breaking it and forming it.
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In fact, Bagels originate from the culture of Polish Jews. Bagel is a roll with a hole, not a roll rolled on the Bagels pattern. It is more popular in the USA than in Europe or in Poland itself, which is why it is so called by migration. Bagel, on the other hand, is not formed from dough rollers - a hole should be made in the bun without breaking it and forming it.
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Cameron
This naive knows not the depth of his own ignorance. There are New York bagels, but really anyone west of the Delaware river lives in bagel and donut wilderness. I deeply regret so many people are deprived of the experience of having big, chewy bagels fresh enough to eat without toasting with a generous helping of strawberry cream cheese or butter.
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This naive knows not the depth of his own ignorance. There are New York bagels, but really anyone west of the Delaware river lives in bagel and donut wilderness. I deeply regret so many people are deprived of the experience of having big, chewy bagels fresh enough to eat without toasting with a generous helping of strawberry cream cheese or butter.
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Charmanderaznable
I genuinely don't understand how this is a rivalry. I feel like its just the fact that NYC has a bigger population which makes it seem like it's more contested. NYC are not good at all in comparison to Montreal bagels. It's like saying McDonalds and a 3 Michelin star restaurant have a heated rivalry.
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I genuinely don't understand how this is a rivalry. I feel like its just the fact that NYC has a bigger population which makes it seem like it's more contested. NYC are not good at all in comparison to Montreal bagels. It's like saying McDonalds and a 3 Michelin star restaurant have a heated rivalry.
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Avro
I LOVE St. -Viateur Bagels but I much prefer their poppyseed bagels to sesame. That's just a preference because anything from St. -Viateur is just amazing! The difference is the boiling in the honey water. I have NEVER eaten a Montreal bagel that was topped with anything. They are best eaten just as they are.
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I LOVE St. -Viateur Bagels but I much prefer their poppyseed bagels to sesame. That's just a preference because anything from St. -Viateur is just amazing! The difference is the boiling in the honey water. I have NEVER eaten a Montreal bagel that was topped with anything. They are best eaten just as they are.
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Giulia
It's hard to generalize and say that one city is better than another city on one food item. There are places within the city that does it better or worse. For example, out of all the bagels I have ever tried, there is this one place in Boston that beats them all. But Boston isn't the bagel place.
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It's hard to generalize and say that one city is better than another city on one food item. There are places within the city that does it better or worse. For example, out of all the bagels I have ever tried, there is this one place in Boston that beats them all. But Boston isn't the bagel place.
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