Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Poll: Do you scoop your bagel out?

Poll: Do you scoop your bagel out?

Scooped Bagels Article

Carb-counting New Yorkers Demanding Inside of Bagels 'Scooped Out' - NY Post

The New York bagel isn't dying -- it's just wounded.

Carb-counting New Yorkers -- who want to diet but can't bear to give up their bagels and shmear -- are demanding the soft guts of their doughy circles professionally removed, leaving behind only a crusty carcass to nosh on.

It's called "scooped out," and it's the disfigured version of the Jewish delicacy that is quickly becoming the norm among New Yorkers -- and driving bagel purists and purveyors bonkers.