I live in a cultural desert--the 11th congressional district of Georgia. There are no authentic bagels

[japple]

anywhere to be found. Can anyone recommend a source for bagels to be shipped to my home? Specifically, whole wheat or multigrain. I'm sure there are good places in Atlanta or Chattanooga, but I want references. I'm not up to making my own either and I don't like those white bread donuts called bagels that are sold in the freezer section of the grocery stores. I want authentic, chewy bagels.

[LuvLoogie]

1. Why don't you think of your favorite bagel shops

Contact them directly and see if they'll ship to you.

[alfredo]

2. Finding a good bagel is tough to find south of the Ohio river.

Good luck.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Ditto a decent Kaiser wheat bran roll

As they strip the costs and ingredients out of everything, we are offered Zombie Foods.

Aldi, and Giant, Walmart bakeries just can't cut it.

[Botany]

4. Bruegger's is a national chain and they might ship ones that you can finish yourself in your oven

and keep them in your freezer until you use them.

The problem is good bagels don’t have a lot of preservatives in them and they
go stale PDQ. I bet Miami might have some good bagels.

[Quakerfriend]

5. You can buy NY style bagels from Amazon.

I’ve never tried them though & they are a bit pricey.

The big, puffy bagels most places sell these days are
so disappointing. The dough is made with genetically modified wheat which has ~ 14% more gluten, and hence the puffiness. When you squeeze them they almost squeak! - So NOT an authentic bagel!

- Hope u find some good ones! 🤗

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Amazon?

They do groceries but I don’t know about bagels.

[Emile]

7. Back in the 60's I use to buy bagels at a bakery

in Opa Locka, Florida. Have you tried a local bakery?

[japple]

9. There are NO bakeries in my area. The grocery stores have in-store bakeries as do some of the

tiendas, but the bread is just white generic American(ized) foam rubber bread. There are no bread bakeries, no pastry shops and only one cake baker.

[BlueSky3]

8. Have you tried Whole Foods

in Kennesaw or Alpharetta?

And just a suggestion — casting aspersions on this area as a “cultural desert” probably won’t make you many friends. I’ve found that each part of this country has certain foods they prefer. The south has some of the best biscuits and patty cornbread you’ll find anywhere.

[japple]

10. You don't need to scold me about using the term cultural desert. My family has lived on this land since the 1850s

and I know that most folks in this area don't care for European or non American bread. I love the food in this area, esp. beans and cornbread, greens, homegrown tomatoes and all that stuff. BUT, this is a cultural wasteland--no movie theaters, no high-speed internet except poor-quality wi-fi and the municipal water supply contains PFAS chemicals which have even contaminated the ground water including my well. This area is the reddest part of the whole State of Georgia, probably the whole country. And they don't know what makes a good bagel. Killer Dave doesn't either.

[BlueSky3]

11. Sorry - so many people feel free

to disparage the south that I sometimes have a knee-jerk reaction to defend it. But regional recipes make this country interesting. There are so many northerners in Atlanta, you’d think some bakery would offer a decent bagel.

[japple]

15. Oh believe me, I know. I don't know how many times I have jumped on some of those posts that

lump all people from the south in the ignorant hillbilly or tRUMP camp. It is not easy living here even though my roots are deep. I only moved here 20 years ago after living all over the map, where I developed a taste for real bagels and artisan breads. I still love the food of the South, tho.

I live about 60 miles from the nearest Whole Foods, but might be able to squeeze in a trip occasionally.

[Backseat Driver]

12. I feel your pain...my Ohio community has no idea how to do a slovenian potica...even at the Christmas holidays.

Folks around here consider pastries to mean only doughnuts, cupcakes, and luxury custom chocolate chip cookies.

For your chuckles - here's an unusual article re authenic bagels in a cultural hot-spot (non-desert) on the West Coast. Yes, even there, the writer has problems finding this bread form. Enjoy, and hope you find your ideal bagel vendor in Georgia. On that, I cannot advise.

LOL: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/i-have-thoughts-about-the-viral-la-stuffed-bagel/

Other articles and recipes if you search for bagels on the site you land on above.

[msongs]

13. google search turned up a bunch of places in GA. have no clue if any of them are near you tho....

https://bestthingsga.com/bagel-shops/#gsc.tab=0

[japple]

16. Thank you. Looks like the one in Acworth is only about 40 miles from me. It would be worth a drive

one day to bring back a couple dozen for the freezer!!!

[msongs]

17. glad to hear that. maybe make a day trip out of it and search for other signs of culture lol nt

[Warpy]

14. I sympathize, I live in New Mexico

I can't call it a cultural desert, there are too many really vibrant cultures here for that.

What I can say is that frozen Lender's bagels in the supermarket come close to what I got in NYC and Boston. They're the archetype of the cement donut, toasting beautifully and not getting soggy no matter what you put on them.

Otherwise, it was local bagel shops that produced bagel shaped soft rolls.