What is the difference between a bagel and a flagel?

What is the difference between a bagel and a flagel?

A phone call to David's Bagels confirmed my hunch—a flagel is a bagel that's flattened after it's been boiled and before it goes into the oven. … And to be clear, you are not necessarily eating less bagel when you eat a flagel. We weighed two bagels from David's, a flagel and a regular bagel—both were 5.6 ounces.

What is a bialy bagel?

Unlike a bagel, which is boiled before baking, a bialy is simply baked, and instead of a hole in the middle it has a depression. Before baking, this depression is filled with diced onions and other ingredients, including (depending on the recipe) garlic, poppy seeds, or bread crumbs.

How is a bagel different from bread?

Bagels are boiled instead of baked but are also made of a yeast/wheat dough, shaped in circles with a hole in the middle, and have a firmer and chewier texture than a typical bread but still has a slight crust on the outside. … 7 people considered bagels to not be a bread while 7 people believed they were a bread.

How many calories are in a bialy?

According to the country's leader purveyor of bagels, Dunkin' Donuts, a Pepper Jack Supreme Bagel can clock in at over 400 calories and a plain at 310, compared to a bialy's more modest 170 calories.