Montreal has two friendly feuding families that both claim the right to who brought the Montreal Style Bagel to Montreal. Montreal bagels, (like their New York Cousins), were brought over to North America by Jewish Eastern European immigrants who baked. The legacy of this immigration is that Les Bagels de Montreal has been one of the most successful Jewish foods to be adopted in Quebec. The New York branch was more organized with an exclusive group of Professional bagel baking craftsmen and many who yearned to have bagel making apprenticeships.īut a different story happened in Canada, specifically Montreal. When bagels made their way to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Luthuania and of course Poland they became bubliki, and they are still sold on strings!Įastern European Jews came to North America and brought their cherished bagels with them. Bagel! This was in the 17 th century, 1683 to be precise and immigration was well on it’s way towards North America!Īnd that is how Bagels were born! They crossed borders into many Eastern European countries and became a gift to new mother’s for their teething infants, since they get very hard and are easy to grasp, (it is still true to this day!) Riding horses was the king’s favorite pastime. He made a special round and hard ‘roll’ in the shape of a riding stirrup.

The story goes as follows: a Jewish baker, wanting to thank the King of Poland at the Time (yes Poland had a Monarch) for protecting the country from Turkish invaders. The legendary beloved Bagel started in Vienna, Austria. When researching the History of the Bagel there is one common thread that all agree.

Baron Byng to Bagels by Joe King