- Stephen Colbert’s bagel order: toasted every part bagel with cream cheese, lox, capers, onion and tomato.
- Cardi B shares an analogous order, swapping onion for chive cream cheese and including salt and lemon.
- Briny, savory and filling, this would possibly simply change into my new go-to sandwich.
With The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on its final season, the viewers is aware of to ask a very powerful questions throughout the off-air Q&A with the host. In a behind-the-scenes clip from a latest taping, an particularly dire query is requested to Colbert: What is your bagel order?
Colbert doesn’t hesitate to name out his sandwich, which he pairs with espresso, after all: a toasted every part bagel with cream cheese, lox, capers, onion and tomato.
“Don’t discuss to me till I’m completed with the bagel, ‘cause this is gonna be almost erotic,” Colbert admits. Only bagel sandwich eaters can understand this sentiment, because there’s no option to keep away from the mess.
New York native Cardi B confessed to a near-indentical go-to bagel order a few months again, however with just a few modifications. Cardi personally loves including a little bit of salt and lemon to her sandwich, and as an alternative of sliced onion, she opts for chive cream cheese for the same savory taste.
When I noticed this clip of Colbert endorsing the sandwich, I knew it was time to attempt it. While a basic mixture of elements, I’ve oddly by no means had this sandwich earlier than, at the same time as a New Jersey native. Bagel with cream cheese? Of course. Bacon, egg and cheese? A staple. But I’ve by no means gravitated in direction of the lox/capers/veggies combo… till now.
I didn’t get to taste-test in New York—although I *would possibly* argue New Jersey and Philly bagels are superior—however I did cease by Up-Ryes Bagel & Deli in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania for the just-as-authentic taste. Briny, recent and scrumptious are all phrases to explain this stunning bagel order. I swear, the clouds parted and a rainbow illuminated within the sky as I took my first chew.
So it’s secure to say that I will likely be ordering this six-ingredient sandwich extra typically as an alternative of my typical bagel with cream cheese. I like the added veggies for each brightness and vitamins, and the protein from the lox is certain to maintain me glad for longer. It’s a double thumbs up from me, Stephen and Cardi, which implies that is your signal to get this comforting chew for breakfast or lunch tomorrow.
If you’re not in “good bagel sandwich territory,” attempt home made recipes like our Chopped Lox & Veggie Bagel or Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Stuffed Bagel Bites.
