Why do seagulls fly over the sea?

because otherwise they'd be bay-gulls

Basically, this is a post about bagels. Yay bagels!

As with a lot of food (this is starting to become a recurrent theme) I really like bagels, and it has recently come to my attention that a few different flavours of bagels have been released by the New York Bakery Co. I have to source these particular bagels from the big Tesco in Ely, because the conveniently placed Sainsbury's just down my road (google maps measures it as being 344ft away) doesn't stock them. Considering how much I like bagels, this is probably a Good Thing.

Anyway, I thought it might be fun to do a few reviews of the new bagel varieties (bearing in mind that when it comes to food I have fairly low standards and will eat most things). Here goes.

Fruit and Oat
When I first bought a packet of these, I ended up eating three in one go after coming back from a night out still drunk and rather peckish. I think I enjoyed them, but it's very hard to tell, so I made sure I bought another packet.

Totally unnecessary post-erg bagel selfie. Neither me nor the bagels come off well in this photo.

It should be noted that the oats do tend to fall off, so watch out for suspicious burning smells emerging from the toaster if you choose to toast, or just be aware of the general mess that can be caused. I spent a good ten minutes of my life picking oats up from my floor the day after my drunken bagel-binge.

These bagels are great because they're basically my breakfast (porridge with raisins) in bagel form. Ultimately, I think this works as a bagel. They're sweet, oaty and it almost feels like you're eating something healthy.

Cranberry and Orange
There's a little note on the packaging that suggests putting chocolate spread on these bagels. I wish I had the courage to test this, but buying a whole jar of chocolate spread is just asking for trouble. The other side of the packaging recommends toasting with butter, which is a suggestion that I feel somewhat happier at taking up.

I've never really thought of cranberry and orange as going particularly well together, but these bagels have made me re-evaluate all that I previously held to be true of fruity combinations. They are really good and would definitely recommend them, toasted or otherwise.

I ate them all earlier this week - hence the lack of photos. Oops. On balance, they were probably the best out of the three types.


Blueberry
These were my least favourite out of the new flavours. I kind of felt like the blueberry didn't come through quite as well as it might have done, and the bagels themselves weren't quite as flavoursome. They're still pretty nice though, and I've almost demolished the whole packet.

The last of the 'Blebry' bagels

I think my main issue with these bagels is that they kind of remind me of blueberry muffins (big surprise there), but they aren't quite sweet enough to satisfy my expectations triggered by the similarity. Or maybe they're just a bit too simple compared the fruit and oat or cranberry and orange.

Verdict
All bagels are good bagels, but cranberry and orange bagels reign supreme, with blueberry being not quite as nice. However, I think the real loser at the end of this review is my lightweight diet.