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Cooking & Baking

Warpy

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14. I sympathize, I live in New Mexico

Reply to japple (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2024, 04:48 PM

May 2024

I can't call it a cultural desert, there are too many really vibrant cultures here for that.

What I can say is that frozen Lender's bagels in the supermarket come close to what I got in NYC and Boston. They're the archetype of the cement donut, toasting beautifully and not getting soggy no matter what you put on them.

Otherwise, it was local bagel shops that produced bagel shaped soft rolls.

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I live in a cultural desert--the 11th congressional district of Georgia. There are no authentic bagels [View all] japple May 2024 OP

Why don't you think of your favorite bagel shops LuvLoogie May 2024 #1

Finding a good bagel is tough to find south of the Ohio river. alfredo May 2024 #2

Ditto a decent Kaiser wheat bran roll bucolic_frolic May 2024 #3

Bruegger's is a national chain and they might ship ones that you can finish yourself in your oven Botany May 2024 #4

You can buy NY style bagels from Amazon. Quakerfriend May 2024 #5

Amazon? no_hypocrisy May 2024 #6

Back in the 60's I use to buy bagels at a bakery Emile May 2024 #7

There are NO bakeries in my area. The grocery stores have in-store bakeries as do some of the japple May 2024 #9

Have you tried Whole Foods BlueSky3 May 2024 #8

You don't need to scold me about using the term cultural desert. My family has lived on this land since the 1850s japple May 2024 #10

Sorry - so many people feel free BlueSky3 May 2024 #11

Oh believe me, I know. I don't know how many times I have jumped on some of those posts that japple May 2024 #15

I feel your pain...my Ohio community has no idea how to do a slovenian potica...even at the Christmas holidays. Backseat Driver May 2024 #12

google search turned up a bunch of places in GA. have no clue if any of them are near you tho.... msongs May 2024 #13

Thank you. Looks like the one in Acworth is only about 40 miles from me. It would be worth a drive japple May 2024 #16

glad to hear that. maybe make a day trip out of it and search for other signs of culture lol nt msongs May 2024 #17

I sympathize, I live in New Mexico Warpy May 2024 #14