From a bagel ring to a global system, the documentary traces how standardization reshapes flavor, work, and daily breakfast.
Bagels required to be boiled before baking to meet Prague's 17th-century standards, shaping modern chewy texture worldwide.
Standardization laws once tied bagel varieties to synagogue calendars, dictating shape changes during Jewish holidays.
The global bagel boom secretly owes its rise to streetcar routes—train access determined weekly flour supply and prices.
Industrial standardization nearly ruined bagel diversity: machines cut uniform holes, yet uniquely named regional flavors persisted underground.
From a bagel ring to a global system, the documentary traces how standardization reshapes flavor, work, and daily breakfast.
Bagels required to be boiled before baking to meet Prague's 17th-century standards, shaping modern chewy texture worldwide.
Standardization laws once tied bagel varieties to synagogue calendars, dictating shape changes during Jewish holidays.
The global bagel boom secretly owes its rise to streetcar routes—train access determined weekly flour supply and prices.
Industrial standardization nearly ruined bagel diversity: machines cut uniform holes, yet uniquely named regional flavors persisted underground.
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