bialy vs. bagel

bialy vs. bagel: What's the difference?

A bialy is a flat roll with a depression in the center typically seasoned with an onion and poppy seed mixture. The more well-known bagel refers is a round roll, typically with a hole in the center. Unlike bialys, bagels are boiled and then baked, giving them a chewier texture.

bialy

[bee-ah-lee, byah-] / biˈɑ li, ˈbyɑ- /

noun

PLURAL

bialys

a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.

bagel

[bey-guhl] / ˈbeɪ gəl /

noun

a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.