[Eileen]

As for BAGELS & CREAM CHEESE – they are neither ‘Hebrew food’ nor ‘Jewish food’ – they are EASTERN EUROPEAN FOOD & AMERICAN FOOD! The origin of the bagel is up for debate, although it seems to have early taken a foothold in Poland. The first printed mention occurs in Krakow, in 1610 in a list of community regulations that stipulate that bagels are to be given to pregnant women. (Interestingly, given the bagel’s association as a ‘Jewish’ food, there is no mention of religion in this regulation-apparently Christian women ate bagels as well). Others support the theory that an Austrian baker created a stirrup (or ‘beugal’) made out of dough to give to the King of Poland in 1683, in thanks for his help in defeating the Turks, and in honor of his great horsemanship. (Other German variations of the word are: ‘beigel’, meaning ‘ring’, and ‘bugel’, meaning bracelet.) The dough of the bagel is BOILED before baking. The BIALI is not boiled before baking. Despite being popular in Europe among the Jewish residents, it is in America that the bagel becomes widely popular, especially in Chicago and New York. The next bagel breakthrough came in 1872, with the making of cream cheese. In 1880, Philadelphia Cream Cheese was started, and in 1920, Breakstone Cream Cheese. Continued …

User Detail :  

Name : Eileen, Gender : F, Religion : Jewish, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, 

[Author]

Posts