I know one Polish person who eats bagels. So I am sorry you are wrong.
I found this a article a little interesting on Krakow pride in obwarzanki
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703794104575545843564259642.html
'Maria Balinska, author of "The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread," disputes the idea that the obwarzanek has a distinct origin. She says the two breads started off as pretty much the same thing, but with different names in Yiddish and Polish. She interviewed older Krakow residents as part of her research, who said the two breads were indistinguishable as recently as the 1930s.'
'"They look pretty much the same, and both are based on a pretty simple premise," says Patrick Vaughan, a 45-year-old American who has been living in Krakow for about 10 years.'
'Like other obwarzanek lovers, Ms. Biedo is steeped in the bread's lore. She recounts the tale of a group of Polish soldiers who are said to have beaten back a German onslaught in 1410 after scarfing obwarzanek.'
'Krakow's campaign for the obwarzanek started several years ago, after Kazimierz Czekaj, a baker here, noticed that foreigners and even the local press were increasingly referring to the bread as a bagel.'
'Both breads, she says, most likely derived from a white, braided German specialty-the pretzel.'
For me if it's round with a hole and boiled before baking, it's in the bagel class.
I found this a article a little interesting on Krakow pride in obwarzanki
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703794104575545843564259642.html
'Maria Balinska, author of "The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread," disputes the idea that the obwarzanek has a distinct origin. She says the two breads started off as pretty much the same thing, but with different names in Yiddish and Polish. She interviewed older Krakow residents as part of her research, who said the two breads were indistinguishable as recently as the 1930s.'
'"They look pretty much the same, and both are based on a pretty simple premise," says Patrick Vaughan, a 45-year-old American who has been living in Krakow for about 10 years.'
'Like other obwarzanek lovers, Ms. Biedo is steeped in the bread's lore. She recounts the tale of a group of Polish soldiers who are said to have beaten back a German onslaught in 1410 after scarfing obwarzanek.'
'Krakow's campaign for the obwarzanek started several years ago, after Kazimierz Czekaj, a baker here, noticed that foreigners and even the local press were increasingly referring to the bread as a bagel.'
'Both breads, she says, most likely derived from a white, braided German specialty-the pretzel.'
For me if it's round with a hole and boiled before baking, it's in the bagel class.