Re:How to Slice a Bagel into Two Linked Halves
by mseebach on Tuesday December 08, 2009 @06:32AM
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Well, origin and source of popularity are two different things. While most yeast-free methods of baking can be traced to Jewish roots, the bagel in it's current, cream-cheese dressed form was made popular (and for most intents "invented") in the US, in much the same way as the minced beef introduced to Hamburg in the 19th century by Russian sailors bears little similarity to the food that made McDonalds successful.
they only seem to be commercially popular in the usa/canada/uk, but you should be able to find them in any jewish deli/bakery in mainland europe.