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| Type | Bread |
|---|---|
| Course | Breakfast,Brunch |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Region or state | Central Europe |
| Created by | Polish Jews |
| Main ingredients | Flour, onions |
Bialy[a] is atype of bread roll, in which the center is indented and is traditionally covered with chopped onion and sprinkled with poppy seeds. The bialy was a part of the traditionalAshkenazi cuisine of the Jewish population of the city ofBiałystok inPoland until the destruction of the community duringthe Holocaust. Jewish immigrants brought the bialy toNew York City, where it remains popular as an alternative to thebagel. It has become available, to a lesser extent, in other cities in the United States and elsewhere, and with additional or different flavorings and toppings.[4]
A chewyyeast roll bearing similarity to thebagel, the bialy has a diameter of up to 15 centimetres (6 in). Unlike a bagel, which is boiled before baking, a bialy is simply baked, and instead of a hole in the middle, it has a depression. It is also usually covered with onion flakes.[2] Before baking, the depression is sometimes filled with dicedonion and other ingredients, such asgarlic,poppy seeds, orbread crumbs.
The bialy was brought to the United States by Polish Jewish immigrants in the late 1800s, and became a staple of Jewish bakeries in theNortheastern United States. Bialys became a popular breakfast bread inNew York City and its suburbs, especially amongAmerican Jews. Bialys are often made by bagel bakeries, but the bialy has failed to reach mainstream popularity. Preparing bialys in the traditional manner is time-consuming, so many bakeries now use dough mixers, as is common in bagel making. Bialys are considered an iconic New York City food, and can be difficult to find outside that area,[5] but frozen bialys are sold under a number of brand names, such asRay’s New York, insupermarkets across the US.[citation needed]
FormerNew York Times food writerMimi Sheraton wroteThe Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World, a 2000 book dedicated to the bialy and its role as a symbol of the Jewish heritage of Białystok.[6][7]
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