2006-07-12 02:06:47 · 14 answers · asked by The man 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
For the same reason donuts do, the middles weren't getting cooked way back when they were first invented, so they got cut out. Now they can be cooked 'whole' but we still put the hole in.
2006-07-12 02:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by odandme 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why Do Bagels Have Holes
2016-09-28 02:58:35 · answer #2 · answered by horam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bagels have holes because they would slide them on a stick and presented them In the same fashion as donuts were presented before laying them in trays which occurred around 1954.
2006-07-12 02:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The hole in the center of the bagel ensures that it bakes and boils evenly. Because its dough is fairly dense, the hole in the center allows for water and heat to circulate around the most surface area.
2006-07-12 02:10:59 · answer #4 · answered by kja63 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
That's what makes them a bagel, same with donuts ... cooks faster too.
2006-07-12 02:20:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because there's no bagel stuff there.
2006-07-12 02:10:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
So they can compete with the hole in your head.
Have you ever heard of a Bialy? Its a bagel without a hole.
2006-07-12 04:21:30 · answer #7 · answered by bold4bs 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why not?
So.. we can have bagel holes
2006-07-12 02:48:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
to store/hold them on a stick
2015-05-13 06:23:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you have a place to hang them at the nude beach.
2006-07-15 00:35:35 · answer #10 · answered by Neal J 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋