Wirastani: Bagelicious

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Bagel Bagel's Lox Bagelwich

And, for the hundredth time, I made my way back to my favorite bagel shop located at Kemang, Jakarta Selatan, to indulge myself in its' warm and delicious selection of Bagelwich.

Thanks to my best buddy, Sally, who introduced me to this bagel shop, Bagel Bagel has become the number one bagel shop that I always visit whenever I'm in the mood for some chewy and scrumptious yeasted wheat dough with cream cheese. This bagel shop specialized in Bagelwich and, boy, have I tried various fillings to go with my bagel. I had me the Banana and Caramel Bagelwich (which is no longer produced at the shop, God knows why), the Smoked Beef and Cheese Bagelwich, the Philly Cheese Steak Bagelwich, and the Thai Spicy Chicken Bagelwich. This time, I decided to try something unique, which is the Lox Bagelwich.

Bagel Bagel's Lox Bagelwich contains a quite generous amount of sliced smoked salmon, a heavy and delightfully savory spread of cream cheese, a couple rings of red onion, and a handful of capers.

Lox, for those who don't know, is fillet smoked salmon. Compared to those raw salmon that we usually slurp at sushi restaurants, lox tasted less sweet and saltier. The ones that they have at Bagel Bagel was quite odorless, slightly salty, and slightly smoky. The meat was tender and enjoyable, but I have to say that I'm more of a fan of raw salmon more than smoked salmon.

It was my first time to eat capers. They were sour and tangy. I didn't like them as I don't enjoy pickled veggies much like my Mom does. Without the capers, the Lox Bagelwich tasted pretty bland. All I could taste was the bagel, the poppy seeds, and the cream cheese. I could only find a faint smokiness from the smoked salmon. The red onion didn't do quite much in adding extra flavor to the bagelwich though.

Clearly, the Lox Bagelwich is not my favorite. My favorite bagelwich from Bagel Bagel is still, and will always be, the Banana Caramel Bagelwich. Too bad they took it out from the menu, I'm not sure why.

Bagel Bagel

Jalan Benda Raya No. 14D

Kemang 12560

Jakarta Selatan

Phone:

+62 781 8679

Opening Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 7AM - 8PM

Friday - Sunday: 7AM - 9PM

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Sunday Morning Bagelwich

It was a bright and chilly Sunday morning. Mom and Dad were at Doha, Qatar, leaving me home alone for the entire weekend. I managed waking up earlier than usual that day, approximately at 6 o'clock. I got dressed, then I drove myself to Rumah Sakit Hewan Ragunan to visit my dog who was ill back then (may his soul rest in peace).

After a quick quality time with Timo, I headed to my church to attend the early morning mass. I made a quick stop at a favorite bagel shop of mine in Kemang to grab me some breakfast. It was at 7 when I arrived at Bagel Bagel. They were still tyding things up at the shop, but the bagel sandwiches were already available to be served.

I ordered the Smoked Beef & Cheese Bagelwich - your choice of bagel sandwiching a nice slice of smoked beef, cheese spread, sliced cheese, and lettuce. I was going to ordered the Banana Caramel Bagel, but unfortunately they don't sell that particular menu anymore at Bagel Bagel. Bummer.

Loved, and will always love, the chewy texture of the bagels here at Bagel Bagel! I'm not a big fan of savory bagelwich, so the Smoked Ham & Cheese bagelwich was just okay for me. The smoked ham and cheese spread blended nicely with each other, and the lettuce made a fine intermezo between the combination of flavor.

Since multitasking is not my forte, I ended up not finishing my bagelwich because it got thrown from my hand to the car's floor as I made a sudden break due to pedestrian passing by. It's a good thing I didn't hit any of them! I seriously did not see them crossing from the other side of the street. In the end, my bagelwich is the one who took the toll of my clumsiness.