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Kailua Shop Serves Up Montreal-style Bagels
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Veling explains that the name is a homonym for the nick- name for Montreal, MTL.
“Montreal bagels are sweeter, smaller and denser than their New York cousins (for a) lot of different reasons: bulk fermentation, honey boil, etc.,” he asserts, adding that Empty Elle is the only Mon- treal bagel shop on the island.
As one might guess, the process to make them is time-consuming.
“The dough bulk-ferments overnight, then it’s hand- rolled into bagel form, then boiled in honey water, then baked,” Veling reveals.
(Clockwise from top left) Montreal bagels are heavily seeded, as seen with these black sesame seed bagels; “Eggel” and “Lemon” are two of the most popular menu items. ANTHONY CONSILLIO PHOTOS
“We use zero preservatives in our dough and bake fresh each morning. We make ap- proximately 200 bagels per day, which takes from 3 a.m. until right before our doors open at 8 a.m.”
and crew have service down to a science and the line moves swiftly.
savory offerings. Open-faced items include “Spicy” that’s topped with garlic hummus, Andy’s Spicy Pickles, fresh ground pepper and salt on a bagel of your choice; and the “Avo” smash bagel topped with Waialua goat cheese, avocado and dukkah. On the sweeter side, there’s “Black,” which pairs that Maui black
Kula raspberry jam with Big Island dark chocolate coffee butter served atop an open- face black sesame bagel; and the appropriately monikered “Sweet” with cream cheese schmear and Big Island pas- sion jam. According to Vel- ing, the open-faced menu items are very popular and the two most-ordered items are
“Lemon,” a blend-
ing of sweet and tart
with Big Island lem-
on butter and Maui
black Kula raspber-
ry jam; and “Eggel”
an egg bagel sandwich with as Montreal style uses eggs cream cheese schmear, two and honey,” he advises.
The bagels are also of- fered as singles, in packs of four (one flavor per pack), in
And, that’s when the queue starts; however Veling
The heavily seeded bagels come in white sesame, black sesame and poppy. There are unseeded and everything bagel options as well. Vow- ing to make the bagel more than just a breakfast item, the menu is filled with sweet and
eggs, Jerky Labs pork jerky and sharp cheddar.
“Our bagels are not vegan,
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