by Andrew Mellman » Wed Jun 24, 2015 10:26 pm
Montreal bagels use a malt mixture in the water bath, and NY bagels do not. This makes Montreal bagels a tad sweeter (and sometimes sticky) versus NY. Both are good, and each city declares theirs best.
Also, Montreal doesn't really do corned beef or pastrami. Rather, they have a centuries-old tradition of "smoked meat." This is actually a cross between corned beef and pastrami, as the meat is first boiled and cooked in salt and spices (as for corned beef), then dried, then smoked (as for pastrami).
I think it's Ben's who is the premier deli?
Andrew Mellman