We wanted to make bagels that were chewy and tasted better the more you chewed. To achieve the ideal texture and taste, we tried dozens of different flours, kneading methods, boiling times, detailed formulations, and more than several hundred trial and error processes. We are proud of the delicious taste that becomes more and more addictive the more you bite into it, despite the simple ingredients.
Bagel ingredients are very simple. That is why each ingredient has a great impact on the texture and taste. In order to achieve a bagel that tastes better the more you chew it, we have carefully selected each type and brand of flour, salt, sugar, and syrup, as well as the amount and usage of these ingredients.
Flour, which is the core of texture and taste, is made from 100% domestic strong flour. It is characterized by its sweet and firm texture.
Salt is important to tighten the dough and enhance the sweetness. We tried salt from all over the world and found that Japanese roasted salt was the best.
To aid fermentation and give the dough sweetness and depth, unrefined sugar, which is rich and flavorful, is used.
Organic molasses syrup is used for aromatization when boiling. It brings a deep flavor.
Bagels tend to be soft in Japan, and even those that claim to be mochi mochi tend to have a fluffy texture. The only way to have a bagel that was more chewy, yet still easy to bite through and full of flavor, was to make it yourself.
I have tried almost all the strong flours available in Japan. However, flour alone does not determine the texture. The amount of water, salt, fermentation, boiling, and baking time all affect it. The current recipe was born out of persistence rather than perseverance.
In our pursuit of texture, we have created a sweetness and richness that we could not have imagined from the simple combination of ingredients. We cannot recommend this food to anyone as it is quite jaw-dropping, but we can recommend it to those who like firm udon noodles.
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