The Best Donut?

[Mannahnin]

So, the amount of sugar - or lack of it - makes the difference ? It's 'sweet' versus 'savory' ?

Yes. They taste utterly different. Bagels are mostly savory, and donuts range from "sweet like cake" to "sweet like candy". Bagels are boiled in water and then baked. Donuts are fried in oil and then often glazed, frosted, or filled with jelly.

Edit: Also have massively different consistencies. Bagels are defined by chewiness, and donuts are generally very soft. Either cake-like, or super tender and pillowy.

 

[Willie the Duck]

All doughnuts are over rated.

I don't know about over rated, but they're rarely worth the calories for me these days. If I'm going to break the waistline budget, I'd rather have ice cream.

 

[abazaba]

Yes. They taste utterly different. Bagels are mostly savory, and donuts range from "sweet like cake" to "sweet like candy". Bagels are boiled in water and then baked. Donuts are fried in oil and then often glazed, frosted, or filled with jelly.

Thank you for the clarification. I feel that throughout my life I have been swinging between periods of 'love sweet' versus periods of 'love savory'. Guess I'm in the 'love savory' part currently. Which led to my original question, I guess.

 

[Mannahnin]

Thank you for the clarification. I feel that throughout my life I have been swinging between periods of 'love sweet' versus periods of 'love savory'. Guess I'm in the 'love savory' part currently. Which led to my original question, I guess.

Yeah, bagels are definitely their own conversation/thread.

 

[Gradine]

Also, nobody asked for some strange reason, but maple old-fashioned

 

[jian]

Also, nobody asked for some strange reason, but maple old-fashioned

Apple fritter. The ones from Breka are pretty nice.

 

[abazaba]

Yeah, bagels are definitely their own conversation/thread.

Done.

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Thread 'The Best Bagel ?'

Sep 9, 2026

Well, time for my first thread ever. I inadvertently started to talk about 'bagels' in the 'donuts' thread. My bad.

So. What do you like on your bagel ? Tomatoes, tuna, salmon, chicken, fried onions, nuts, pesto, mozzarella, mushroom, all seem like valid choices ?

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[Vael]

Apple fritter. The ones from Breka are pretty nice.

When I would get a Tim Horton's donut, Apple Fritters, Boston Cream and Sour Cream Glazed were the three I'd go for. Still probably my fav in types of donut.

 

[Gradine]

Apple fritter. The ones from Breka are pretty nice.

Apple fritters are absolutely a strong contender.

 

[Mannahnin]

I'm a classic glazed partisan. Every once in while a French cruller.

A fresh apple cider donut is also a thing of beauty.