bagels...

During my high school years my standard lunch was a toasted bagel with cream cheese, a Royal Gala apple (not just any apple, ALWAYS a ROYAL GALA apple) and a juice box. As a matter of fact, that was the standard lunch throughout my university years too.

Growing up, I was so sick and tired of bagels. We always had a dozen bagels in our breadbasket. i used to despise bagels. when I would question my mom as to why we ate so many bagels my mom would kid that my dad was part jewish. We were Korean-Jews and bagels were a natural part of our daily diet. :D

I have not had a bagel since I’ve arrived in Brisbane.
And it’s weird but there are moments when I crave a warm toasted bagel with soft cream cheese. Perhaps with a nice tall glass of orange juice.
I’ve looked for bagels at the supermarket. I’ve looked for bagels at the local bakery. *shakes head* not much luck.
I’ve questioned a local brissie (a person from Brisbane) classmate as to where all the bagels were. Her response was: “ah, you north americans are always looking for your bagels!”
Apparently bagels are a bit of a novelty item here. You can only find them in special shops and bakeries. This makes me want a bagel even more. Oh, how fickle my stomach and taste buds are.