I like bagels but there are so many options I only eat plain ones. 
Just plain? I have never really seen anyone eat one plain! Lol. They are shaped by hand! Then boiled, and then baked!'
Oh they boil them? I had no idea. Where did bagels originate from??
Yes! It makes it so they are dense inside! The came from the Jewish communities of Poland!
Interesting. How are they typically consumed? With cream cheese?
Yes usually its cream cheese, some people use peanut butter, butter, almond butter, butter and sugar, so many different ways to top them. Also they come in different flavors themselves! 
Im going to have to try some of the other flavors. I like mine with cream cheese.
population, many with alternative ways of making them. Like other bakery products, bagels are available (fresh or frozen, often in many flavors) in many major supermarkets in those cities.
The basic roll-with-a-hole design is hundreds of years old and has other practical advantages besides providing more even cooking and baking of the dough: The hole could be used to thread string or dowels through groups of bagels, allowing easier handling and transportation and more appealing seller displays.
History.
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