I am a bagel essentialist. None of the new-fangled, maple-cranberry-walnut w/spinach, brie, and pears for me. I like the old standards: plain, sesame, onion, poppy seed, salt or everything. Cream cheese and smoked fish with any combo of onion, tomato, green peppers, cucumber. Oh, and the bagels must, must, must be boiled. Einstein Bros bagels are dinner rolls shaped like doughnuts.

That said, my absolute fave: sesame bagel (fresh, not toasted), cream cheese, *belly* lox (not that wimpy nova crap), onion and tomato.

And without toppings, a salt bagel, straight up. Like a chewy, crackly soft pretzel. Pure snack heaven.

But I have no strong opinions on the bagel question.

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