# What do you put on bagels? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 5, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551 "2012-01-05T22:06:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/81 "2012-01-08T19:48:19Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > I was raised Jewish. My Dad is Jewish. My Dad eats everything on everything. > I’ve never seen him, or anyone else, put jelly on a bagel. > > Toast, sure. > -D/a I grew up in an area that had a really large Jewish population. This “putting jelly on bagels” thing is completely foreign to me, but I can accept sweet bagels as a compromise. However, the best bagels, IMO, are with savory toppings like cream cheese, lox, and possibly on a garlic, onion or everything bagel (sans salt). ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/82 "2012-01-08T19:48:21Z")
cream cheese ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/83 "2012-01-08T21:34:39Z")
Margarine. I was going to say butter, but decided to be accurate. However, if I order it someplace, I say butter. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/84 "2012-01-08T22:59:32Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Salmon cream cheese spread. Aww yeah! Food of the gods. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/85 "2012-01-08T23:39:56Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Salmon cream cheese spread. Ditto. (Philadelphia brand salmon cream cheese to be exact). So, by “jelly”, I’m assuming like in PB&J? As opposed to Jello. (Which I’d call “jam”… and wouldn’t put on a bagel unless it was a raisin bagel… which I wouldn’t be eating). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/86 "2012-01-09T02:43:01Z")
Usually cream cheese, sometimes butter, and if there’s lox available sometimes it goes on top of the cream cheese. Never jelly, though. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/87 "2012-01-09T03:45:41Z")
> [@Apollyon](#): > > So, by “jelly”, I’m assuming like in PB&J? Jelly is like jam, without the chunky bits. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/88 "2012-01-09T04:08:06Z")
Cream cheese + smoked salmon + red onion + capers. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/89 "2012-01-09T04:27:01Z")
Sometimes cream cheese if I’ve bought some specifically for that purpose, but usually it’s vegemite, slapped on THICK. Mmmmmmmm… ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551/90 "2012-01-09T18:39:42Z")
Ideally veggie cream cheese, or plain cream cheese and smoked salmon. Jelly just sounds gross on a bage.\* \*I’m talking about proper, chewy water bagels, not those round things you get at grocery stores. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-put-on-bagels/608551.md?page=4)