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  Everything Montreal - resource for and about Montreal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Montreal was merged with the 27 surrounding municipalities on the Island of Montreal on 1 January 2002.
Montreal lies at the confluence of several climactic regions and thus the climate in Montreal varies greatly, both by season and day to day, and is considered a part of the culture of the city by Montrealers.
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the largest French speaking city in all of North America, the second in the world after Paris when counting the number of native francophones or the third (after Paris and Kinshasa) when counting second language speakers.
www.everythingmontreal.com   (6824 words)

  
 Bagels Recipes and Cooking Information
The Montreal bagel contains malt and egg but no salt; it is boiled in honey-sweetened water before baking in a wood oven; and it is predominantly either of the “fl seed” (poppy) or “white seed” (sesame) variety.
The resulting New York bagel is puffy with a noticeable crust, while the Montreal bagel is smaller (though with a larger hole), chewier, and sweeter.
Bagels Recipes and Cooking Information, The bagel is a bread product traditionally made of yeasted wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is boiled in water and then baked.
www.bagels.co.za   (715 words)

  
 Montreal-style bagel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Montreal bagel is one of the best-known varieties of bagel.
In contrast with the New York-style bagel, the Montreal bagel is smaller, sweeter and denser, with a larger hole, and is always baked in a wood-fired oven.
The bagels are made with a flour rich in glutenin and gliadin, two long, coiled, tangled protein molecules which unfold and line up in long strands when they are kneaded.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Montreal-style_bagel   (492 words)

  
 What are Bagels
The bagel (or sometimes beigel, in Poland also bajgiel, bajgel, precel, obwarzanek) is a food traditionally made of yeasted wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is boiled and then baked.
That the name bagel originated from "beugal" (stirrup) is considered plausible by many both from the similarities of the word and due to the fact that traditional handmade bagels are not perfectly circular but rather slightly stirrup shaped.
The Montreal bagel contains malt and egg and no salt; it is boiled in honey-sweetened water before baking in a wood oven; and it is predominantly either of the noir/"fl seed" (poppy) or blanc/"white seed" (sesame seed) variety.
www.jewishrecipes.org /jewish-foods/bagels.html   (1116 words)

  
 tastingmenu.com - Bagels, April 24, 2003
Genealogy aside, a construct as simple as the bagel has many incarnations and can be found across North America everywhere from small family run bagel bakeries going back decades to faux Jewish bagel chains (and another, and another) and even McDonald’s.
Joey claims that the Ottawa bagel is a "total rip-off of the Montreal Bagel" and that these bagels are the closest he's seen to Montreal bagels" - an assertion backed up on their website where they talk about being from Montreal.
One recipe was for “Montreal Bagels” adapted from A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking by Marcy Goldman, and another from the Canadian Living Test Kitchen.
www.tastingmenu.com /recipes/favorites/bagels.htm   (2414 words)

  
 The Bagel
The origin of the bagel is up for debate, although it seems to have early taken a foothold in Poland.
Two made the bagels, one baked, and a "kettleman" was in charge of boiling the bagels.
When Vincenzo Piazza brought the "Montreal-style" bagel to Ottawa in 1984, he was the first to have a wood-burning oven and hand-rolled bagels.
www.haruth.com /bagel.html   (1828 words)

  
 Montreal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Montreal is ranked as the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Northern America ([3] and [4]) and 77th in the world.
Montreal is situated in the southwest of the province of Quebec, approximately 270 kilometres (168 miles) southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 190 kilometres (118 mi) east of Ottawa, the federal capital, 539 kilometres (335 mi) northeast of Toronto, 610 kilometres (380 mi) north of New York City.
Old Montreal is accessible from the downtown core via the underground city and is served by several STM bus routes and metro stations, ferries to the South Shore and a network of bicycle paths.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Montreal,_Quebec   (7503 words)

  
 Chow Times: Toasted Sesame Seed Bagel with Kaya Spread
The bagel (or sometimes beigel) is a bread product traditionally made of yeasted wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is boiled in water and then baked.
This is often cited as the earliest known reference to the bagel, but the document is not clear what a "beygl" is. The bagel came into more general use throughout North America in the last quarter of the 20th century.
The Montreal bagel contains malt and egg but no salt; it is boiled in honey-sweetened water before baking in a wood oven; and it is predominantly either of the noir/"fl seed" (poppy) or blanc/"white seed" (sesame) variety.
chowtimes.com /2006/03/toasted_sesame_seed_bagel_with.html   (646 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Barry Lazar's Taste of Montreal: Books: Barry Lazar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The key item in it is an alphabetically-arranged meditation on the food resources to be found in Montreal, usually with directions about where to obtain the best, and frequently accompanied by entertaining factoids about the item under scrutiny.
What’s so remarkable about this book is that it reveals something about Canadian cities we ought to appreciate more than we do-that they’ve become paradises for food lovers with their multicultural populations, and now hold resources that cities twice or thrice their size elsewhere in the world couldn’t match.
Montreal Gazette food writer Barry Lazar has compiled a fun and informative alphabetical listing of foods from around the world, all of which can be found on the streets of his native city.
www.amazon.ca /Barry-Lazars-Taste-Montreal-Lazar/dp/1550651757   (767 words)

  
 MONTREAL RESTAURANT LISTINGS _ Go Montreal_ Restaurants
Montreal delicatessens got their start when Ben and Franny Kravitz opened Ben’s Delicatessen in 1908; it moved to its current retro-style digs on the corner of Maisonneuve and Metcalfe in the 1950s.
Some of Montreal’s best food can be found in the small, single-location restaurants that line the Main and pepper the Plateau, not to mention nestling in every conceivable nook and cranny of every neighbourhood in the city.
Montreal has seen many influxes of immigrants over the past century, from Jewish war survivors in the 1940s and 50s to Chinese, African, Caribbean, Lebanese, Greek, Italian and Portuguese populations at various other times, to name just a few.
www.go-montreal.com /restaurants_article.htm   (776 words)

  
 poslfit on bagels
IMO the best bagels there are the Montreal- style bagels fresh out of the traditional bagel oven at St-Urbain Bagel, but you can get decent Toronto-style bagels at a number of other bakeries there.
If you do let your bagel go more than 8-12 hours before you eat it, as might well be the case if you don't happen to live near a bagel bakery, all is not lost.
Toasting a bagel is also always a nice idea, at least after the initial freshness period has elapsed; and I for one prefer bagel sandwiches to be made with toasted bagels.
www.math.toronto.edu /jjchew/misc/bagel.html   (1588 words)

  
 Cooking Light - The Lighter Side of Montreal
This is a city, after all, where smoking laws--introduced only recent-ly and enforced only halfheartedly--are flouted in almost every bar and restaurant; where diners bring their own bottles of wine to corner bistros; where lunchgoers wash down poutine--French fries covered in brown gravy and melted cheese--with cherry colas in neighborhood casse-croûtes (snack bars).
Montreal's Museum of Fine Arts (1379-80 Sherbrooke St. W., 514-285-2000 or www.mbam.qc.ca) is really two buildings.
The strange melange of styles is a living lesson in the mixed French and English history of the city.
www.cookinglight.com /cooking/print/0,14444,249513,00.html   (1310 words)

  
 Donovan Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Montreal is the largest French-speaking city outside Paris.
As information overload—or hunger—sets in, Montreal’s cuisine calls out, “Bon appetit.” Don’t resurface before sampling poutine, French fries and cheese curds topped with hot gravy, from one of the food courts or cafés.
Experience different ecosystems at the adjacent Montreal Biodôme and, in summer, wander the Montreal Botanical Garden and Insectarium’s butterfly house.
www.donovantravel.com /articles/we/montreal.htm   (606 words)

  
 eG Forums -> Montreal Smoked Meat, II
Of course if the environmental laws in NYC forbad a wood burning oven, then one of the necessary ingredients for a successful Montreal bagel would be eliminated and the chances of the venture's success would be significantly compromised.
As far as Montreal expansion goes, I think that the major Montreal migration to Toronto took place in the aftermath of of the first PQ victories in the 70s -- that is the politival victories of the separatist Parti Quebecois.
Montreal bagels may be too much of a culture shock for New Yorkers since most of them would consider the product a soft pretzel.
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=14920   (3457 words)

  
 Sagem-Interstar Fax Server - Life In Montreal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The second-largest city in Canada, and the largest French-speaking city in the world after Paris, Montreal is the jewel of the St. Lawrence River, with striking natural beauty, historic architecture and offering an unparalleled quality of life.
Montreal's European character attracts a cosmopolitan citizenry who enjoy year-round cultural activities and entertainment, major-league sporting events and festivals.
Montreal is a global center for engineering, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications.
www.faxserver.com /company/careers/montreal_e.htm   (665 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Montreal Canada
The rebellious son of the great white country to the north, Montreal is no longer a hidden gem.
For those who opt not to drive in Montreal's traffic (where right turns at red lights are still prohibited), taxis offer a flat rate of under $30 CAD to the downtown core from Dorval Airport, while public transportation is recognized as extremely efficient and cheap.
Reflecting Montreal's eye for the chic and unique, many conveniently located hotels are viewed not only as places to stay, but tourist attractions as well.
www.askmen.com /fashion/travel_60/69_travel_tips.html   (812 words)

  
 ExcellentAdventure.ca - Adventure in Food and Travel » Our Favourite Restaurants - Part 6: Siegel’s Bagels
Montreal bagels are renowned for their unique taste and their satisfying chewy texture that regular bagels simply don’t possess.
Sadly, most of the bagels that are sold in bagel stores and supermarkets here in Vancouver are pale imitations of a good Montreal bagel.
Although their bagels are fantastic by themselves or with cream cheese, having them with a nice helping of hot smoked meat and mustard is hard to beat.
www.excellentadventure.ca /blog/wordpress/?p=165   (632 words)

  
 THE BAGEL STOP Cafe in Toronto Cafes
Heaping piles of egg salad, tuna salad, salmon salad, chicken salad and seafood salad served on a platter of lettuce with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and Spanish onions.
Bagels, bread, rolls or sliced rye and your choice of condiments.
Sandwiches are sliced in halves and arranged on a platter with a center cup of dill pickles and hot peppers.
www.thebagelstop.com /catering.html   (384 words)

  
 Pinky Fung's Fortune Cookies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
in the interval, a lone bagel half sits idly on the counter, mocking my mother who nags me to eat it out of her sight.
even anthony bourdain was surprised to find a thriving bagel industry in the largest city in quebec during his trip there on no reservations.
wikipedia agrees, ending its entry for montreal-style bagel with "there is a popular rivalry between supporters the montreal and new york style bagels." you see, pinky does not lie.
www.people.fas.harvard.edu /~coderre   (1301 words)

  
 CNN Food Central - Restaurants:
Montreal's diversity is reflected in its 4,000 or so restaurants, representing more than 35 ethnic groups and as many price ranges.
Claude Postel—Nestled in Old Montreal, Claude Postel is the restaurant for all seasons—whether in front of the fireplace on a cold winter day, surrounded by flowers on the terrace in the summer or settled in a comfortable chair in the oak dining room.
It boasts one of Montreal's finest chefs, who uses only fresh ingredients in preparing pheasant, duck and lamb dishes.
www.cnn.com /FOOD/restaurants/weissmann/world/montreal.html   (1648 words)

  
 JS Online:
The inhabitants of Montreal have been extolling the virtues of their own particular bagel recipe for years.
Throughout the city, there is only one type of bagel sold in bakeries, one type farmed out to all the corner stores, and one type served everywhere from the best restaurants to the greasiest diners.
Viateur Bagel and Fairmont Bagel are both modestly named for the streets they reside on (only a block apart from each other), and both look as if they have not changed in 50 years.
www.jsonline.com /story/index.aspx?id=66106   (711 words)

  
 TRAVELER @ nationalgeographic.com
Montreal’s famous smoked meat isn’t the only mouth-watering delicacy awaiting the hungry traveler.
Montreal bagels are known as being among the very best in North America, for their hand-rolled, wood-fired crispy outer layer and chewy middle.
At St-Viateur Bagel Café (1127 Mont-Royal East; +1 514 528 6361; $3 U.S. for a bagel with cream cheese and a soda), the “bagels are tender, slightly smoky, chewy, and tasty,” says Simon Dardick, co-author of Cheap Thrills: Great Montreal Meals for Under $10.
www.nationalgeographic.com /traveler/0109/montreal_rest.html   (1285 words)

  
 Montreal Style Bagel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Let bagel sit for 20 mins covered with a light towel.
In the meantime bring a dutch oven type large pot with 12 cups of water and 1/3 cup liquid honey to a gentle rolling boil.
Drop five or six bagel into water and when they rise cook one minute each side.
www.abacom.com /chacha/bagel.htm   (158 words)

  
 Hansel & Bagel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Welcome all to one of the finer bakeries of bagels in Montreal, where bagels are baked, not just fresh daily, but fresh constantly.
Wence (Vince) and Walter are continuously preparing batches of bagels, rolled and shaped by hand and slid into the blazing fire-fed oven to feed your ever constant demand for the finest bagels to be had.
Don't forget ask for the type of bagel you prefer, and while some types may not be available, most can be ordered and baked on request to satisfy nearly every palate including other bagel types not shown here.
www.hanselandbagel.com   (395 words)

  
 Ten Speed Press - Let's Nosh and the Birth of Bagels
Austria and Poland are tied to the birth of the bagel.
In Poland, bagels were officially sanctioned as gifts for women who had recently given birth as a symbol of the circle of life.
These bagels are much larger than the Montreal variety and are neither bathed in honey-sweetened water nor baked in a wood oven.
www.tenspeed.com /page.php3?ftr=235   (406 words)

  
 Cooks.com - Recipes - Bagel Boil
Using a favorite and familiar food of toddlers and adults alike...
Results 11 - 20 of 25 for bagel boil.
first two fingers into bagel shape sealing the two...
www.cooks.com /rec/search/0,1-11,bagel_boil,FE.html   (102 words)

  
 What readers would do for Cappy Dogs and Cheez Doodles!
No offense to the New York bagels, but Montreal bagels are truly heavenly.
The real Montreal bagels are skinnier loops, hand-knotted and baked in a wood-fired oven, giving them a nutty, smoky flavor.
I have never had H&H Bagels, but Bagel Boss bagels are something that I miss from New York, along with really good (and cheap) pizza, eggplant, decent Chinese food, Wise BBQ potato chips and Cheez Doodles, Drake's Devil Dogs and Yankee and Sunny Doodles, smoked whitefish and chopped liver,...
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/170640_bagels_response.html   (2286 words)

  
 VPT Online: Distinct Domiciles, Montreal Inventive, A Taste of Montreal
Three Montreal food writers take us on a tour of some of their favorite specialty food sources.
We'll wander through Montreal's major outdoor produce market, shop at Little Italy's largest supermarket, take a seat at one of the last remaining bastions of authentic Quebecois home cooking, see how the famous Montreal bagel is made, and pay homage to two of the city's best-known sources for smoked meat and European sausages.
This visit to Montreal's unique ethnic specialty shops includes vignettes of some of the proprietors, many of whom learned their culinary skills from old masters.
www.vpt.org /programs/pn_08.html   (234 words)

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